[NEWS]Coria Drives Away with MercedesCup

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MERCEDESCUP_STUTTGART July 20, 2003 Coria Drives Away with MercedesCup Guillermo Coria closed on a berth to Tennis Masters Cup Houston with his second German title of the season in Stuttgart. Argentine No.1 Guillermo Coria won his third ATP title in his seventh career final with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over Spain's Tommy Robredo in a final lasting one hour and forty minutes. Coria didn't lose a set all week, dropping just 19 games in five matches en route to the title. He also won his second German tournament in two months after capturing the Tennis Masters Hamburg crown in May. In the final Robredo was 2-1 up with a break in the first set before Coria won six straight games. Robredo also broke immediately in the third set to lead 1-0, then the Argentine again reeled off six games in a row to take the set 6-1. En route to the title Coria defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu (lost 8 games), David Ferrer (2), defending champion and No. 12 seed Mikhail Youzhny (0), Feliciano Lopez (4), as well as No. 9 seed Tommy Robredo (5) in Sunday's title match. Coria earned 50 ATP Champions Race points, E 118,000, and a brand new Mercedes-Benz CLK 240 Cabriolet. Robredo walked away with 35 ATP Champions Race points,E 62,000, and a Mountain Bike from Mercedes-Benz. Coria went one step further in Stuttgart than his coach, Alberto Mancini, who lost to Michael Stich in the final in 1991. Robredo was trying to add the second title, in his third career final, to his collection after winning in Sopot in 2001. The Spaniard had defeated Lars Burgsmuller, qualifier Jiri Vanek, Filippo Volandri and No. 6 seed Fernando Gonzalez in the semifinals. DOUBLES FINAL Unseeded Czechs Tomas Cibulec and Pavel Vizner won their second tournament together ('03 Copenhagen) by defeating No. 3 seeds Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Kevin Ullyett 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Cibulec and Vizner were down a set and a break in the final but managed to come back and win the title in one hour and 38 minutes. Cibulec won his third individual doubles title, while Vizner captured his fifth. Kafelnikov and Ullyett were playing for the first time. WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID Coria: "I'm very happy; it went really quick. I started a little bit nervous when Tommy broke my serve. When I broke back I started to feel more confident. The key was that I was really concentrated and tried to play my game. Tommy was rushing a little bit; he didn't find a way to win the points. "The first match of the tournament [against Mathieu] was the most difficult of the week. I hadn't played on clay since Roland Garros. You need one match to get confidence, that's why the first match is always the toughest." "I'm happy to have won a car. Maybe I will take Alberto for a ride." "I'm very happy to have won the two most important tournaments in Germany. I felt that I played more consistent this week than in Hamburg." "My determination to reach the Masters Cup makes me play my best tennis." Robredo: "I think Guillermo played a great match. He is one of the best players; he is really mentally strong. I will try to make it harder for him next time. I wasn't nervous; I was a break up in the first set. But it's tough to serve because he always puts you under pressure. It was really tough mentally. You have to be 200 per cent to win the point." "I tried to hit harder and harder but I made a lot of unforced errors. He never missed one ball. He also knows where you will hit the ball. He makes you press too much and at the end you will make the mistake. I was tired, I wasn't 100 per cent to play long rallies." "It's bitter to lose the final but this week was really good for me. Tomorrow I will have improved my ranking. It's always a good week when you finish second in a tournament. If it's possible for me to finish the year in the Top 20 it would be great." Cibulec: "It's unbelievable. We won our second tournament this year. It's very satisfying. We improved our game match by match. We were confident and feeling strong." Vizner: "I don't know what to say! This is the biggest win ever for us. We play solid together. So far it's a good season." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.csie.ntu.edu.tw) ◆ From: 61.230.99.198 ※ 編輯: maria08452 來自: 61.230.99.198 (07/21 13:13)