节录ATPtennis.com新闻 French hope Gael Monfils advanced to the third straight second round since his ATP debut by upsetting no. 2 seed and French Open champion Gaston Gaudio 6-4, 7-6 (4). Monfils, who entered Doha as a Wild Card claimed his first win over a top 10 player in one hour and 37 minutes of play. No. 3 seed Sebastien Grosjean got off to a good start in 2005 by defeating Luxembourg's Gilles Muller 7-6(3), 6-2 in one hour and 37minutes. The Frenchman looked fresh in his first match for Grosjean since 2004 US Open, having been out with left thigh injury. Muller served for the first set at 6-5, but Grosjean came back immediately to take the first set in a tie-break. Grosjean won 5 straight games from 0-1 in the second set. With the win, the Frenchman advances to the second round and will face Korea's sensation Hyung-Taik Lee. The battle of veterans between Fabrice Santoro and Thomas Johansson was won by the Frenchman with a final 6-4, 6-2 scoreline. Santoro is now 2-7 against Johansson. He will face Monfils for a spot in the quarterfinals. WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID: Santoro: I繑 was a very good first match. It's always very interesting to see if you are able to play good tennis or not in the first match of the year. Actually, I did that today and I'm very happy about that. It's always special for me to be back in Doha because I have very good memories from here. But today I was very nervous before the match because I knew that Thomas is a great player, beating me a lot of times in the past. Grosjean: Ifeel happy to win this first round. I didn't play since the US Open so it wasn't easy, but I'm happy to win the first match of the year. Ihad to stop for almost six weeks and I started practicing again in November. Physically I feel well and now I need to play matches. Gaudio: 甓t's always difficult to play the first match of the year, getting used to the tennis again. I was trying to get back into the match but he was playing great. He deserved it for sure. I heard so much about him but I saw saw him or played against him so it's always difficult playing a guy you don't know. He's a great player and will have an enormous future for sure. I was playing good tennis today and that made me feel good and I hope to continue like this. Monfils: Im very happy because I played very good tennis. I have a lot of confidence in my game. I'm happy to win my first match against a top ten player. I don't know if it was my best match, but it was a very good one. About playing Santoro: I hope to play well, I think it will be a very enjoyable match. I respect him a lot, he is a very good guy and has a lot of experience. When I was young I watched him on TV, winning the Davis Cup. I really respect him a lot. WEDNESDAY PREVIEW After upsetting No. 2 seed Gaston Gaudio on Tuesday, Gael Monfils will face Fabrice Santoro in an All-French battle for a spot in the quarterfinals. It will be their first match in an ATP event. Monfils, the 2004 no. 1 junior in the world, won three of four junior Grand Slam events (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon) in 2004. He improved his INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking by over 600 positions in October. He posted wins over Malisse and Patience to reach the quarterfinals in his ATP debut in Metz and defeated Thomas Enqvist to reach the second round of the BNP Paribas Masters Series, where he lost in a close match to Lleyton Hewitt. Santoro enters 2005 ranked No. 52 in the INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking after a solid 2004 season. His best results came in Toronto (l. to Federer) and Cincinnati (l. to Robredo), where he reached the quarterfinals. No. 3 seed Sebastien Grosjean will play Asian hope Hyung-Taik Lee for a place in the last eight. It will be their first meet in an ATP event. L ast season, he became the first Frenchman to finish in Top 20 for five consecutive years since Yannick Noah from 1981-89. Despite not winning an ATP title for second straight season, he had impressive results at Grand Slams, making quarterfinals at the Australian Open and semifinals at Wimbledon. He has reached at least one Grand Slam quarterfinal each of last four years and became first Frenchman to advance to Wimbledon SF in back-to-back years in Open Era. Grosjean struggled with a left thigh injury in 2004, having to retire against Agassi in the Australian Open quarterfinals and after losing in second round at US Open he did not play the rest of season. Lee comes off a strong first round win over Ukranian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-0, 6-2 and will look to advance to the quarterfinals of an ATP event for the first time since Beijing (October '04) where he lost to Srichaphan. Lee finished 2004 as the second highest East Asian player (behind Srichaphan) in the INDESIT ATP Entry rankings as the No. 59 player in the world. --

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