Vienna, Oct 12: Roger Federer and Carlos Moya advance to final of CA Trophy. Wimbledon champion Roger Federer will meet Carlos Moya in the final of the CA Trophy after the Spanish second seed overcame Britain's Tim Henman 7-6 7-5 on Saturday (October 11). Top seed Federer sidestepped Max Mirnyi 6-2 7-6 in the day's first semi-final to leave himself just one match away from his sixth title of the year and second in a row in Vienna. Moya, who has been beaten by Federer in both their previous encounters, is looking to boost his chances of qualifying for next month's prestigious Masters Cup in Houston. Against big-hitter Mirnyi, Federer unleashed a cocktail of stinging serves and irretrievable returns to pound his opponent into submission. The Swiss, who is the most prolific winner on the ATP Tour this year with 66 match wins, charged through the first set and surrendered just one point on his serve to Mirnyi.


But Mirnyi, who beat Federer in Rotterdam for a maiden title in February, found his rhythm in the second set and began to put pressure on him from the net, forcing a tiebreak.


Moya had a much tougher battle against Henman, champion here three years ago. The Briton was the more aggressive in the first set, charging the net at every opportunity and punching volleys past the 1998 French Open champion.


Moya then found his blistering forehand and started firing winners past Henman, wrapping up the tie-break with the loss of just one point.


In the second set, former world number one Moya was a break down early on but held his nerve to ultimately get the better of the attacking Briton.


Bureau Report