Tennis: Morocco's Arazi makes it to second round of Milan tournament

Moroccan tennis player Hicham Arazi made it Monday to the second round of the Milan indoor tournament worth US $400,000. Arazi, seeded No 8, defeated in the first round Russian Mikhail Youzhny in three sets: 7-6 (7/1), 2-6, 6-3.

Arazi thus joined his countryman Younès El Aynaoui who had a win in the first round over Danish Kristian Pless in three sets: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9/7).