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Younes El Aynaoui Quotes
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"These tournaments are so tough. You have a small draw with most of the best players in the world. From the first round, you know you're going to have a tough opponent."
-- Younes El Aynaoui on reaching his career-first TMS semifinal in Madrid.
"My father did not help me at start. I went to the [Nick] Bollettieri Academy and was half-player, half-teacher. In morning I could practise and in afternoon I would feed balls to players. I could practise for free all day and work at night there. I was 19 and I would look after the kids there, check their rooms, drive the bus at weekends or clean the gym. The breakthrough came when I got a wild card in 1988 and played Thomas Muster in Casablanca. He was 20 in the world rankings and I beat him. I started to play better, and won a satellite tournament in Morocco."
-- Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui on his rags-to-riches story.
"I hope the crowd will be a little calmer and enjoy the tennis as it is supposed to be enjoyed."
-- Younes El Aynaoui on the crazy-ass crowds in Casablanca.
"This is just fantastic. Most of the other countries where I play, you
would get boo, maybe when you want to serve, some people will try to bother
you. Here, the people are really coming to see tennis matches, and that's
the most important. They don't even really care who's from where, they just
want to see a good match. If you perform well, they'll be behind you."
-- Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui on the Aussie Open crowds
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