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Sunday, October 12 Updated: October 16, 12:15 PM ET Federer wins sixth title of 2003 Associated Press |
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VIENNA, Austria -- Wimbledon champion Roger Federer retained his CA Trophy title Sunday, defeating Carlos Moya 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 for his sixth championship this year. The top-seeded Swiss tied Andy Roddick for the most ATP titles this season. It was Federer's first title in five tournaments since he won Wimbledon in July. "Today, my game was simply great," he said. Federer became the first player to successfully defend the CA Trophy title since Brian Gottfried in 1983. Federer raised his record to an ATP-best 67-14 this season. "I am sure Moya had a bad day because I could dominate from beginning to end," he said. Federer capitalized on powerful returns and broke his Spanish opponent in the eighth game of the final set for his victory, winning each set by the same score. "It is always disappointing to lose a final, but it was a tough week for me," Moya said. "Last year I lost in the semis, this year in the final, so hopefully I can come back and win it next year." Federer, ranked No. 3 entering the tournament, is vying for the year-end ATP No. 1 spot with Roddick and Juan Carlos Ferrero. "Becoming the ATP No. 1 is my aim," he said. "I am not far away and I will hang on and see what happens." Moya, ranked No. 7, is trying to win a spot in the Masters Cup in Houston on Nov 8-16. Federer also won the doubles title. He and countryman Yves Allegro beat Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Max Mirnyi of Belarus 7-6 (7), 7-5. |
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