Corretja's aggression seals Swiss treble
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Your support makes all the difference.Alex Corretja took his third Swiss Open title with a 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 victory over Argentina's Gaston Gaudio in yesterday's final in Gstaad.
Combining his classic claycourt game with frequent forays to the net, Corretja needed just under three hours to claim his first ATP title of the year, adding to his previous Gstaad crowns of 1998 and 2000.
"Winning three times makes me realise how Sampras feels," he said. "Winning the first time is always nice but winning three is unbelievable. I am really happy to win it. I put in a lot of effort to win again. Every time it is more and more difficult.
"I think this week was one of the best weeks I have ever had in my tennis career because I created my own chances," he added. "I am not 20 any more so I can't stay out there forever. I have to make things happen."
Meanwhile, in Bastad, in Sweden, Carlos Moya broke Younes El Aynaoui's serve in the penultimate game and served out to win the Swedish Open 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. It was the second title of the year for the 26-year-old Spaniard, who had won on clay in Acapulco, Mexico. He has now won nine ATP tournaments, all but one on clay.
Moya, seeded third behind El Aynaoui, broke the Moroccan in the 11th game of the decisive set on his second breakpoint when his crosscourt forehand hit the line.
The Spaniard then continued the superb serving form he showed throughout the match – he hit nearly 75 per cent of his first serves – to close out the match in just over two hours with a love game before a sellout crowd of more than 5,000.
"It was a tough match, it's mentally tiring to play Younes," Moya said.
The new champion, whose kick serve sometimes causes him back and stomach muscle pains, had needed a massage from a trainer on court at the start of the third set, but still found the energy to complete the match and earn $57,000 in his first Swedish Open.
"It was a great week for me. I had so much fun, both on and off the court," said Moya, who won his only Grand Slam title at the 1998 French Open final, a year after he lost to Pete Sampras in the Australian Open final.
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