The double Hispanic-Croatian duel in the Milan tournament finished with a tie: Ancic and Robredo were the winners and their faces will be seen today in the Fourth round. Rafa was stopped by Ancic by a score of 7-5, 6-2, while Tommy undid Ivanisevic: 6-4, 5-7, and 7-6 (7/4).
The game of the day in the Milan tournament did not disappoint the spectators, but yes it was the end of the tournament for Rafa Nadal before another of the young players of great value in the tennis world, Mario Ancic, who is two years older than the Mallorcan. The Croatian had a hard time dominating the vehement Rafa, who fought until the last point. The highest level of tennis was played, but it finally opted in favor of Ancic by a score of 7-5 and 6-2.
The respected, natural successor of Goran Ivansevic had better luck than his �teacher,� who ceded to Tommy Robredo, another of the Spanish heroes of the Davis Cup and the third seed in the Milan tournament, by scores of 6-4, 5-7, and 7-6 (7/6). After 8 months of inactivity, it is not the same Goran of before, but thanks to his extraordinary serve, Ivanisevic gave a face to the tennis player from Hostalric (Robredo?) who for the first time in his career, advanced to the quarterfinals of a tournament that was played on the indoor carpet surface. (In 2002 he reached the semifinals of the Estocolmo tournament which also had an indoor court except it was hard.) And, like whims of destiny, Robredo and Ancic will be measured today to see who will earn a spot in the semifinals.
On another note, Carlos Moya left today for Buenos Aires, where he will defend the first of the three titles that he won in the past season. The Mallorcan tennis player, who has been inactive since he injured his right ankle at the final in Sidney, has verified that he is in good enough conditions to return to compete in the circuit.
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