Former World No.1 Carlos Moya of Spain started the ATP season in style, dethroning defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan in a closely fought duel for supremacy in the Tata Open Tennis Championship here tonight. Playing before a packed stadium, Moya beat the Thai star 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 (5) in a match that lasted 114 minutes. Moya, the 1998 French Open champion, thus became the fourth top seeded player to claim the title. With the rivals playing to their potential and not willing to yield much, the match went to the wire and Moya was able to win the last two points, particularly the match point on Paradorn’s serve, as the latter mis-matched sending the ball wide and long.
