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Ljubicic, Escude Reach Final
Back from injury, French wild card Nicolas Escude also secured a place in
the final by defeating Agustin Calleri in straight sets. Playing in his
first tournament since Wimbledon, Escude is starting the 2004 season strong
after battling with a hip injury.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID:
Ljubicic: "He(Henman) doesn't give you any time to prepare your shots. Tomorrow
I have a similar match. It’s perfect preparation for tomorrow."
"I’m happy, it’s my second career final. It’s a beautiful feeling."
Calleri: "I played bad today. I served bad and he played well. He also served
and volleyed very well. I was a little bit nervous, that was my problem. I
couldn’t move my legs."
"It’s the first week of the year and I reached the semifianals. I'm happoy to
start so good."
Escude: "I feel pretty good. It's the first tournament of the year and after
six months without competition. It's a perfect week I'm in the final and I
will try to win it."
FINAL PREVIEW
In Saturday's final at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Friday, French wild card
Nicolas Escude meets Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic for the third time in their
careers. The Frenchman has won both previous meetings, in Moscow in 2002
on carpet and in Rotterdam in 2001 on hard courts. Escude has never dropped
a set during his victories over the Croat.
Escude is playing his first tournament since recovering from a hip injury
that had ruled him out of action since Wimbledon. This will be his sixth
career ATP final (3-2).
Escude is playing in Doha for the third time. He reached the semifinals in
2001, falling to Bohdan Ulihrach 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(9).
Ljubicic will be playing his second ATP final. He won his first career title
in Lyon in 2001. Last year, he reached the semifinals at four events in
Milan, Dubai, Bangkok and Basel. He also reached the quarterfinals in TMS
Roma, allowing him to end the year No. 41 in the ATP Champions Race.
The winner of the tournament will be the first leader of the ATP Champions
Race 2004.
http://www.atptennis.com/en/newsandscores/news/2004/doha_friday.asp
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