Tennis: Hicham Arazi makes it to Roland-Garros third round

Moroccan tennisman Hicham Arazi qualified Wednesday for the third round of Roland Garros tennis competition ousting in the process the Austrian Markus Hipfl in three sets to two (6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1).

Younes El Aynaoui, another Moroccan tennis player participating in the tournament, made it to the second round Wednesday defeating the French Jean-Rene Lisnard in five sets 3-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.

Their countryman, Karim Alami was defeated (6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 1-6 and 6-3) in the first round by the argentine Marcelo Charpentier.