Alex Dolgopolov is only 1 spot away from the top 100, after reaching the final at the 30.000 Euro Challenger of Tanger, Morocco. In the final of an almost rained out tournament (some players played 3 matches on the same day) Alex lost to Stephane Robert from France: 7-6, 6-4.

Good news also from South America, where Santiago Ventura reached the quarter final at the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires, beating a.o. Victor Hanescu (ATP 44) before losing in 3 sets to Juan Carlos Ferrero. ‘Santi’ moves back into the top 100 to position 93.