Coria Beats Moya for ATP Umag Crown
Posted on August 1, 2005After beng shut out during the claycourt season, Guillermo Coria collected his first title of the year Sunday at the ATP claycourt stop in Umag, defeating former No. 1 Carlos Moya 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 for the Croatian Open crown.
Coria had previously lost finals in Monte Carlo and Rome to Rafael Nadal earlier this year.
"My wife is Croatian and from this region, so I felt like home," Coria said. "It was a tough match and it had to go into three sets as Moya is a great player on clay and he puts up a lot of resistance."
Down 0-2 with games points against him in the first set, Coria flicked the switch to win the next seven games, then bounced back from the second set loss to frustrate Moya with his retrieving skills.
The doubles final was taken by top-seeded Czechs Jiri Novak and Petr Pala, who won their first title of the year with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Michal Mertinak and David Skoch.
Coria had previously lost finals in Monte Carlo and Rome to Rafael Nadal earlier this year.
"My wife is Croatian and from this region, so I felt like home," Coria said. "It was a tough match and it had to go into three sets as Moya is a great player on clay and he puts up a lot of resistance."
Down 0-2 with games points against him in the first set, Coria flicked the switch to win the next seven games, then bounced back from the second set loss to frustrate Moya with his retrieving skills.
The doubles final was taken by top-seeded Czechs Jiri Novak and Petr Pala, who won their first title of the year with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Michal Mertinak and David Skoch.