Auckland ATP 250 - 1st Round
W/C Arnaud Clement d Xavier Malisse - 46 62 75
Yea so, I'm the last person in the world still following Arnaud.
It's the mad crush that won't die.
When I went to bed last night Arnaud had dropped the 1st set.
I figured all was lost. I mean Xavier was a finalist in Chennai last week.
Then I awoke to a very pleasant surprise - a come-from-behind win.
I'd forgotten about the old 'finalist one week/1st round loser the next' curse.
Good thing cuz Arnaud has runner-up points to defend and at #75...
Well, you get the grim picture.
He'll play fellow Frenchman Adrian Mannarino (no H2H) in the 2nd round.
A Qf (or better) finish might not sink his ranking. Let's do this Arnaud.
UPDATE: Arnaud lost.
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