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CINCINNATI, Ohio - Carlos Moya thinks he knows why he seems to have the beating of Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt.
Moya's 7-5 7-6 win over the Hewitt in the Cincinnati Masters final was his third win over the world number one this year.
"I realised he struggles when he plays against a Spanish guy or a South American," he said.
"After today he has lost nine matches this year and seven were against a Spanish or an Argentinean," Moya added.
"He doesn't like that game. I've been watching his matches and I realised that he was struggling with this kind of game.
"He feels better when the ball comes flat so I tried to put a lot of spin, tried to hit the ball hard, and it worked out pretty well."
Moya is one of the few men to hold a winning record over Hewitt, having beaten him in four out of their six matches, stretching back to their first encounter in Indian Wells in March 2000.
Cincinnati marked only Moya's second win over Hewitt on hard courts. His first came at the Australian Open in 2001, when Hewitt was hampered by a hamstring injury.
Hewitt admitted that Moya is "class" but denied that he struggled against Spaniards.
"Yeah I lost to a few of them this year but I don't think it gives me that much trouble. I think I've beaten them a lot as well. The guys I've lost to, they've been class players.
"You don't see the first rounds, when I chop up a lot of the Spanish and South American players as well."
from: gotennis.com
Moya's 7-5 7-6 win over the Hewitt in the Cincinnati Masters final was his third win over the world number one this year.
"I realised he struggles when he plays against a Spanish guy or a South American," he said.
"After today he has lost nine matches this year and seven were against a Spanish or an Argentinean," Moya added.
"He doesn't like that game. I've been watching his matches and I realised that he was struggling with this kind of game.
"He feels better when the ball comes flat so I tried to put a lot of spin, tried to hit the ball hard, and it worked out pretty well."
Moya is one of the few men to hold a winning record over Hewitt, having beaten him in four out of their six matches, stretching back to their first encounter in Indian Wells in March 2000.
Cincinnati marked only Moya's second win over Hewitt on hard courts. His first came at the Australian Open in 2001, when Hewitt was hampered by a hamstring injury.
Hewitt admitted that Moya is "class" but denied that he struggled against Spaniards.
"Yeah I lost to a few of them this year but I don't think it gives me that much trouble. I think I've beaten them a lot as well. The guys I've lost to, they've been class players.
"You don't see the first rounds, when I chop up a lot of the Spanish and South American players as well."
from: gotennis.com