hi fellow Hicham fanz,
its the best thing that has happened to Hicham
for some months.I am soooo happy for him.What a great confidence-
booster this win is.
I hope Hicham goes further in the tournament.But when it comes to the
FO,you make a prediction at your own peril.Congratulations to
everyone in the group.
And i want to ask one thing to the founder of the group.When i became
a memeber of this group,i did'nt know that it was for Franco-phones
only.I mean,i really admire Hicham and thats the mutual bond between
the members of this group.But not evey one in this world
speaks/understands French and i am one such person.English plays a
fine role in communicating all sorts of people from all corners of
the globe.So if this group is for all the Hicham fanz,no matter where
they come from,then it will be really appreciated that who ever posts
a message or article,do it in English too along with the French or
what ever your native language, so that every one understands.To do
other wise means to exclude few memebers.And if it is an
exclusivegroup,then please let me know.
Take care and enjoy Hicham's feats,
asma.






-- In hichamarazi@y..., azrak_2000 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en/news/articles/200205282014094a4c111bfb9
> 840af80256bc700692b84.html
> Federer crashes out in first round
> Georges Homsi
> Tuesday, May 28, 2002
>
> Eighth seeded Roger Federer crashed out of
Roland
> Garros in the opening round on
> Tuesday, victim of a resurrected Hicham Arazi,
and
> some very heavy playing conditions.
>
> Federer is one of the unexpected casualties to
> come out of a tournament that has been
> plagued with persistent rain during the first
two
> days of the tournament.
>
> "First of all I think that Hicham played very
well
> today," said Federer. "I also think that the
> weather conditions did not help me. On the
other
> hand, I still feel tired from my week in
> Hamburg. Although a week went by, I feel that I
> still have not totally recovered.
>
> A quarterfinalist here last year, Federer had
> never played better clay-court tennis than this
> spring. After his impressive success on the
clay
> courts of Hamburg 10 days ago, the tall
> Swiss had emerged as one of this tournament's
> favorites.
>
> Assisted by a bigger racket that he had been
using
> for a few weeks, he was now mastering
> the secrets of a surface that for a long time
gave
> him more nightmares than sweet
> sensations.
>
> But it was no gift from fate that he was facing
> for his first Parisian match, the Moroccan
> magician Hicham Arazi. Although Arazi has been
> lacking confidence lately, partly due to
> his separation with his coach Thierry Champion,
he
> is never more inspired than early in
> the tournament against one of the top seeds.
>
> "I didn't know what to expect from Hicham. He
has
> not been playing very well lately," said
> the Swiss. "I thought it was going to be a good
> thing for me, but that was not the case."
>
> On court No2, it was quickly apparent that the
> champion from Basel was having trouble
> imposing his game. The service break he secured
in
> the opening game was due to a slow
> start from Arazi, rather than great shots on
his
> part. Immediately after that, Arazi broke back
> and from then on begun to take control.
>
> Visibly destabilised by the fact that his
powerful
> groundstrokes didn't have the awaited
> effect, Federer was also contending with a very
> inspired Arazi on the other side of the net.
> After 28 minutes of play, Arazi (helped by 20
> unforced errors from the Swiss), was already
> leading 6-3. And he had no intention of
releasing
> any of his pressure.
>
> Arazi stepped up the pace, varied his game and
> surprised Federer with some sneaky trips
> to the net. The Moroccan broke in the opening
game
> of the second set.
>
> Frustrated by the fact that most of his attacks
> were regularly coming back to him, Federer
> started forcing his shots even more, committing
a
> bundle of mistakes. Arazi broke again in
> the fifth game, and was soon leading by two
sets
> to love.
>
> The drizzly rain that had continually
interrupted
> the match became heavier but the chair
> umpire refused to stop the match.
>
> In the third set, the Moroccan broke for a 3-2
> lead to all but seal the Swiss' fate after a long
> and intense game. But Federer refused to give
up,
> playing a solid game to break back in
> the next game. The illusion, however, was not
to
> last.
>
> Arazi offered himself another break in the
seventh
> game, as the umpired called for the
> match to be interrupted. When it resumed half
an
> hour later, Arazi closed out the match,
> putting paid to Federer's six-match winning
> streak, and with that, his hopes of a Grand
> Slam singles title.
>
> "Yes I'm disappointed but it's normal. It's
always
> disappointing to lose in a Grand Slam. It
> is sad to leave the tournament so early but
that's
> the way it is."
>
> In addition to a place in the second round, the
> pint-sized Moroccan now has a small
> psychological advantage over Federer, who he is
> set to face in a Davis Cup tie in
> Switzerland this September.
>
> Roger Federer Bio
> Hicham Arazi Bio