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March 28, 2003

Carlos Moya

THE MODERATOR: On Sunday, Carlos will attempt to win his second ATP title of the year and he's the first Spaniard to reach the final here in Miami since Sergi Bruguera back in 1997. Questions for Carlos.

CARLOS MOYA: Well, I think I played a very solid match and I just made 12 unforced errors. Playing very solid, so it was great for me to break his serve right in the first game of the match, and then I been able to hold my serve during the whole match. I think he didn't play comfortable at all and I think my serve was hurting him a lot, the kick serve, I think he wasn't comfortable with it. And the second set was, I mean, has been very good. You know, I'm very pleased the way I been playing.

CARLOS MOYA: It's great. I said the other day when I beat Ginepri, even without playing a great match, it gives you a lot of confidence. I think I been right with it. Today, I felt like these are the kind of matches I like. He's a great player. I don't think I have anything to lose. It's 50/50. I really enjoy it out there. It was a great atmosphere. So, you know, I think I looking forward to that match for Sunday, you know. I think is gonna be great for me, great experience, and to be in final here in Miami. So, hopefully, I gonna play the same level I played today.

CARLOS MOYA: Home (smiling). Watching the match on TV.

CARLOS MOYA: Yeah, yeah, I think so. It will be fun to watch.

CARLOS MOYA: Well, I don't know. I mean, Costa is playing well, and he really impressed me today - I mean yesterday, against Federer. Today, he's been able to finish that match. He played great. He has improved a lot on this surface. Agassi, you know, is one of the best players ever. To play a final against him would be an honor for me, and beat him would be great. But I don't have any preference at all. I think is gonna be tough match tomorrow. Whoever wins, I think I'll be ready for it.

CARLOS MOYA: That would be great for me. Right now, I find out the final will be best-of-three sets. I think would have been better for me to be best-of-five.

CARLOS MOYA: Well, I been working really hard. When you have such a bad injury, it takes a while to put everything together again and to be the same player that I was before. So, you know, I was -- I start to play tournaments again in 2000. So, every year, I been improving, you know, slowly, taking step by step. But now I feeling like everything came together, you know, and I'm healthy and I'm very motivated. I said the other day that 26 years old is a great age for tennis. It's one of the best. You know, you can see Agassi, which is 32 or 33; El Aynaoui, he's also playing his best tennis ever. So I'm still young, too. I think I have many things to improve. I'm really hungry to be up there again. I'll try, I'll do my best, and it will be a great story if I'm back at the No. 1. But it's gonna be really difficult.

CARLOS MOYA: I don't know. Cincinnati, I played very well also. I don't know if I am playing better now than last year, but what I think, to be honest, is that I'm better player now than I was four years ago or five years ago when I was at the top. To be at the top now, it means you have improved few things because the players today are better than they were five years ago, and five years ago they were better than ten years ago. You have to keep improving little bit to be at the same level, and that's what I been doing. I been working really hard to be there again.

CARLOS MOYA: (Laughing) They are great.

CARLOS MOYA: Yeah, I didn't lose a match yet. So was my first week here, so who knows? We'll see what's gonna happen.

CARLOS MOYA: I think they were lucky to, you know -- they had many players to -- I mean, many players in Nike that are the Top 10, you know. I been lucky to be the one that they picked. Also to be in final, I mean, it's a great coincidence. I am feeling well and I'm feeling well wearing it. I don't know what's gonna be my next tournament wearing the sleeveless, but I hope it's gonna be soon.

CARLOS MOYA: They were talking about it. I don't know. I don't really know what's gonna happen. But, you know, if they want me to play with it, I will.

CARLOS MOYA: Yeah.

CARLOS MOYA: Yeah, it will be, really (smiling).