Arazi lost to Swiss Roger Federer

Moroccan tennis player Hicham Arazi lost to Swiss Roger Federer in two straight sets 7-5, 6-3, in the quarterfinal of Dubai tennis tournament, an ATP fixture with a purse worth US$ 970,000.

Younes El Aynaoui, seed no 7, was shown the door in the second round by Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in two sets 7-6 (7/3),7-6 (7/5).