Tennis: Morocco's el Aynaoui loses Dubai tour final, climbs to 6th atp rank
Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui lost on Saturday the final of the Dubai tennis tournament to French Fabrice Santoro.
On his way to the finals, the Moroccan who climbs from the 9th place on ATP ranking to the 6th, rolled out such prestigious names as German Rainer Schuttler, first seed and title holder Carlos Ferrero as well as third seed Thomas Johansson.
El Aynaoui ambitioned another title in an Arab country after his triumph in Qatar, last January.
The Dubai tournament is an ATP event, worth US$ 925.000.
El Aynaoui, who had won the Qatar open last January, was the first Arab player to reach the Dubai final latch.