Arazi Nott lacking belief.
Hicham Arazi today warned Greg Rusedski he was out for revenge in their Samsung Open semi-final.Rusedski (pictured) won the last meeting between the pair in the Stella Artois Championships last week.
But Moroccan Arazi feels confident there will be a different outcome in Nottingham.
The 29-year-old came through qualifying for the pounds 250,000 event and defeated last year's beaten finalist, another big-serving left-hander Wayne Arthurs, in the quarter-finals.
"He beat me last week but I feel a lot more confident going into a match with him now," said Arazi, who could also meet Rusedski in his home city of Casablanca when Britain face a daunting trip to Morocco in September in a Davis Cup world group qualifying tie.
"I'm in good shape and I'm ready to take my revenge. It's going to be tough but it will be a different match."
Arazi beat Arthurs in straight sets but Rusedski was forced to come back from a set down and 5-2 behind in the decider before beating Vladimir Voltchkov 4-6 7-6 7-6.
Rusedski said: "What I was most happy with was the way I competed.
"I found a way to win when not playing my best tennis which is very satisfying. Anything from now on is a bonus."
Today's other semi-final was between defending champion Jonas Bjorkman and American Mardy Fish.
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| Title Annotation: | Sport |
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| Publication: | Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) |
| Date: | Jun 20, 2003 |
| Words: | 222 |
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