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Moya downs Pavel to win Croatia Open for fifth time
2007-07-29 17:20:01 Xinhua English

BELGRADE, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Spaniard Carlos Moya defeated on Sunday Romanian Andrei Pavel to win the Croatia Open for the fifth time at the Croatian seaside town of Umag.

It took sixth-seeded Moya about one and a half hours to dispose of Pavel 6-4, 6-2. The victory gave the 20th career title to the former world number one, now ranked 20th. Moya also won here in 1996, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

"The tournament was very strong and I did not expect to win. I'm very happy now," Moya said after the match.

Moya took home 76,000 U.S. dollars for his victory, his first title of the year.

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