Moya def. Stepanek 6-4, 6-7, 7-6

vamos.

congrats moya, i must admit i thought you were a gonna after last year, maybe this is the start of something new for you

I hope he has a good OZ. I don't see him keeping the title but making the finals is incredible considering all the three setters he has played.

Will Stepanek ever win an ATP singles title?

Good for Carlos - no matter what happens, Chennai and Umag will always be his.

Good for Carlos - no matter what happens, Chennai and Umag will always be his.

I hope so :)

vamos charlie!!!

Good for Carlos - no matter what happens, Chennai and Umag will always be his.

he didn't win Umag last year.

Congrats Carlos !! Good luck for tomorrow, you deserve to be back in the business !!!

Yay Carlos! Nice win in 3rd set tiebreaker :D

Moya, Vomas!

:woohoo: Now defend your title tomorrow! Vamos Carlos!

:woohoo: Vamos Carlos!!! :bigclap:

Well done Carlos - good luck tomorrow - and thanks to Eurosport2 for the coverage :D

Best new to start the year :worship:
This could be his 4th in a row if I remember well :eek::eek::worship:

This scoreline shocked me, but I'm excited for Carlos.............Congrats :)

This scoreline shocked me, but I'm excited for Carlos.............Congrats :)

It was kinda shocking. Carlos didn't choke.

Stepy :sad: :sad:

WAY TO GO CARLOS!!!! :woohoo: :bigclap:
I really hope he wins the tournament.

What a great result to wake up to! :) Incredible, unbelieveable, etc., etc. Carlos, you are a legend! Even if you can't make it through to the end in the final, you are still number #1 with me! :) But show us your superman powers & win the final too!

But please don't get to Oz and crash like last year ...

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Now win that title!!! Por favor http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/thumbs/cheering.gif

WAY TO GO CARLOS!!!! :woohoo: :bigclap:
I really hope he wins the tournament.

i hope he does NOT win :D

people are pretty harsh on Carlos. He battled massively with a shoulder injury all last year and had to have loads of work done on it after every match just to be able to get on court for the next one. he still managed to keep his ranking respectable and beating someone like Stepanek is a sign to me that he is ready to start getting back to somewhere near where he has been for so long.

Well done Carlos! :bounce:

Vamos cArlos :)

Carlos :yeah:

Vamos Carlos!! :bounce:
He plays the final vs Ivan who won in 3 with final tie break as well :o
Ivan had to play today, so final could be his second match of the day, maybe he's a bit tired :p
Any help for Carlos is welcome :angel:

Congrats Carlos. It's gonna be great and interesting clash against Ljubicic in the final. Wish i could see this match :(
Anyway.. Good Luck Carlos, way to go for another throphy there!

VAMOS, well done Carlos! :)

Incredible how Moya survives all these final set tiebreaks in Chennai :lol: he's 4 of 4 in the last three years now.