TENNIS MASTERS CUP

November 13, 2003

Carlos Moya

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

CARLOS MOYA: Well, it didn't help at all, those conditions. Still, there is no excuse. I played a really bad match today. I didn't feel comfortable at all since the beginning. Making so many mistakes that I don't used to make. So since the beginning I said that today was not gonna be my day.

CARLOS MOYA: Well, the situation was much better, obviously, last year than this year. But these things happen in sports, happen in tennis. You cannot expect to have an easy match in a Masters Cup. You not 100 percent playing well, you not gonna win. So that's what happened today. I felt the first day much better than today. Today, I cannot give you a reason that why I play like this. But these things happen.

CARLOS MOYA: I mean, the conditions were not really, but I been playing in much more difficult conditions than this one and still been able to play a good match. But when you not confident and all these things happen, maybe can make it even little bit worse. I think is what happened today. Everything bothered me today - the wind, the sun, the court, everything. So, I mean, it was my fault. That's not an excuse because, as I said, I been playing many times in much more difficult conditions than today.

CARLOS MOYA: Well, I mean, both, both conditions I've been able to play good matches. So is obvious that when you play indoor, there's no wind, there's no sun. All the bounces are okay. Here, it's a little bit different. You have to deal with all the situations. It's more comfortable for a player to play indoor. You can hit the ball more clean, you know. You can feel much better the ball than when you play in such conditions.