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Boutter Claims First Title
Julien Boutter became the seventh first-time winner on the ATP circuit in
2003 when he defeated local hero Younes El Aynaoui 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in the
final of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca. Boutter, playing in his
second career final (l. to Federer, Milan 2001), broke El Aynaoui in the
first game of the third set en route to becoming the first Frenchman to
capture an ATP title this season.
Boutter, 29, reached the final - watched by more than 5,500 fans - with
wins over Sanguinetti, Horna, Saretta and Hrbaty. El Aynaoui defeated
Montanes, Norman, Massu and Arazi - all in three sets - en route to the
final. El Aynaoui is now 5-11 in ATP finals with his last ATP tournament
win coming in Munich last April. The 31-year-old moves to eighth position
in the ATP Champions Race.
What the Players Said
Boutter: "I knew that Younes had four tough matches before this final, as
well as Davis Cup. Physically, I don't think he was at his peak fitness;
that's what I was telling myself during the match. I was happy that I was
leading from the start; it helped keep the atmosphere from getting out of
control. It was the only way to keep the crowd quiet from the beginning.
"If you told me at the beginning of the week that I would finish by playing
Younes El Aynaoui in the final, in front of the crowd, in a tough match,
with good tactics that I played this week, I would not have believed it."
El Aynaoui: "It was a difficult match for both of us. It wasn't fantastic
or relaxed tennis out there, mostly because of the conditions. At the
start, and throughout most of the first set I was having trouble with the
toss on my serve with the wind. I had never seen it like that before.
"Even after all those long matches, physically, I was fine - as I said the
wind really disturbed me. I will definitely be back next year."
2003 FIRST TIME ATP WINNERS
With Boutter's victory today, there have been seven first-time winners on
the ATP circuit in 2003.
Nikolay Davydenko (Adelaide)
Hyung-Taik Lee (Sydney)
Martin Verkerk (Milan)
David Sanchez (Vina del Mar)
Max Mirnyi (Rotterdam)
Agustin Calleri (Acapulco)
Julien Boutter (Casablanca)
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