 | Born: 19/10/73 Nationality: Moroccan Seeded: 32 World ranking: 35 Wimbledon best:
3rd round (1998, 2000 & 2001) Recent record:
2003: 1st round
2002: 1st round
2001: 3rd round |
The 30-year-old is one of the most naturally talented players on the circuit and an on-court entertainer. He won his first - and only - ATP Tour title in 1997 at the Casablanca Open but has failed to add to that success.
His last final was more than three years ago when he lost the Masters Series event in Monte Carlo.
He is at his most consistent on clay but has had a poor season to date, his best result coming at the Australian Open where he reached the last eight.
In seven years of coming to the All England Club he has never lasted to the second week, losing in the third round three times.
The Moroccan magician, who warmed up for Wimbledon with an outing at Nottingham, will again wow the crowds in the entertainment stakes but will prove little obstacle to the big names in the draw.
MMIX
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