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El Aynaoui advances to semis

Posted: Friday April 12, 2002 2:19 PM

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) -- Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Prix Hassan II open on Friday by beating Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

El Aynaoui, seeded second here, won this year's Doha title and reached the final in Dubai.

He next faces Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, who earlier eliminated another Frenchman, Anthony Dupuis, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

The Grand Prix Hassan II is worth dlrs 381,000 in overall prize money.


 
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