Moya beats Paradorn for Chennai title
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-10 09:08

Carlos Moya won his second straight Chennai Open title by rallying from a 5-2 deficit in the third set to beat Paradorn Srichaphan 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) Sunday in a rematch of last year's final.

Spain's Carlos Moya holds the trophy after winning the ATP Chennai Open in Madras, India, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005. [AP]

Moya donated his winner's check of $52,000 to relief efforts for the Dec. 26 tsunami-earthquake catastrophe that killed more than 150,000 in Asia.

The fifth-ranked Moya is the first player to win the hard-court tuneup for the Australian Open in consecutive years. Paradorn reached his fourth straight final at the tournament, but his lone championship came in 2003.

"I was extremely lucky to win today," Moya said. "It's a great way to start the year."

Moya, the 1998 French Open champion, twice broke Paradorn when the Thai player served for the match in the last set.

Paradorn, who's ranked 27th but was seeded second behind Moya, is now 0-3 against the Spaniard.

"I had a chance, but just couldn't make it," Paradorn said. "But making the final again was great."

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