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Top Seed Monfils Serves Warning At South African Open
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — Top seed Gael Monfils lost the toss and first two games before unleashing his service power to crush Dominik Hrbaty 6-2, 6-1 and reach the second round of the South African Open on Tuesday.
The 23-year Frenchman ranked 13 in the world was clearly stung by the early form of the veteran Slovak and lost just one of the remaining 13 games at the Montecasino entertainment centre in a leafy, upmarket northern suburb.
It was a floodlit match settled by serving with Monfils outstanding apart from an occasional double-fault blip while 32-year-old Hrbaty battled as his dream start swiftly transformed into a nightmare.

"I had a good game and hope to continue this form throughout the week as my ambition is to emulate compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and win the title," said Monfils.
"The altitude was not a big problem as I had two good days of practice and playing at night made it a little easier for me as there was less humidity," he added after a sweltering day in the South African financial capital.
Monfils, born in Paris to Caribbean parents and a huge fan of late American tennis great Arthur Ashe, has a second round date with compatriot Josselin Ouanna, who ousted Israeli Harel Levy in straight sets.
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Posted by Shelia at 4:39 AM Labels: AFP, Dominik Hrbaty, Harel Levy, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Johannesburg, Josselin Ouanna, Montecasino, South African Open Email this post
Tsonga Into South African Open Semifinal
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Top-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to his first semi-final of the 2009 ATP World Tour season after defeating seventh seed Kristof Vliegen of Belgium 6-4, 6-1 at the SA Tennis Open on Friday. The 23 year old dominated on serve in the 73-minute encounter, hitting nine aces and winning 90 per cent of points on first serve. He has not dropped a set this week at the Montecasino in northern Johannesburg.
Tsonga improved to 10-2 on the 2009 ATP World Tour season, that includes three quarter-final exits at Brisbane (l. to Gasquet), Sydney (W/O vs Nieminen) and the Australian Open (l. to Verdasco). Vliegen, 26, could only convert one of five break point opportunities and drops to 3-3 this year.
Photos by © SA Tennis Open/Reg Caldecott
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Posted by Shelia at 5:37 AM Labels: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Johannesburg, Kristof Vliegen, Montecasino, South African Open Email this post
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