hello Ali,
thank you for clarifying the confusion.Also thanx for the
translations URL address.I was getting slightly irritated in the last
weeks here because almost everything posted here was in French.And i
wanted to read about Hicham,but could'nt understand a single
word.Congrats on Hicham's great run.I have been glued to tv so that i
can watch at least few games of hicham's match,and have wasted so
much time which was meant for studies.But i hav'nt got a glimpse even
of Hicham.Lets pray that he gets far in this tournament.Take care,bye,
asma.




--- In hichamarazi@y..., azrak_2000 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Dear Asma,
>
> I think you are right. In this group you can write in French and
> english as well, even if you speaks Arabic , Sapnish or Italian u
can
> write in this languages too :) those are the languages Hicham speaks
> too. but if one write in any of thise languages it's easy to
translate
> what he wrote in other languages using:
> Alatavista Translator:
>
> http://babelfish.altavista.com/
>
> About the ouner of this groups Mr Abdel_98 I thought he forgot about
> Tennis and this group untill I saw he wrote a message today so I
think
> he must change what he wrote about this group and let it b a Hicham
> Arazi Fan's Group and not francophone one.
>
> Salam,
> your friend,
> Ali Yahia.
>
>
> > 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