Moya Takes Clay Buenos Aires Title

Carlos Moya won his first title of the year in his second final Sunday, defeating Italy's Filippo Volandri 7-6(6), 6-4 in the claycourt final at the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires.

It was also the third title in four Buenos Aires finals after winning in 2003 (d. Guillermo Coria) and 1995 (d. Felix Mantilla). In January of this year Moya reached the Chennai final before bowing out to Ivan Ljubicic.

"The beginning of the match was very difficult because he started off playing really well," said the 29-year-old Moya, who is now 10-2 on the season. "Once I broke back I started seeing that he was a bit tired and that helped me a lot...I am going to rest a few days here in Buenos Aires and I will get ready to play in Acapulco next week."

Top seeds Frantisek Cermak and Leos Friedl defended their doubles title in Buenos Aires Sunday, defeating Vasilis Mazarakis and Boris Pashanski 6-1, 6-2 for their first title of 2006 in their third final.