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Alongside his South African team Lloyd Harris, Xavier Malisse, who has just returned from his tennis retirement for the occasion, has qualified for the second round of the doubles at the European Open in Antwerp on Wednesday (hard/508,600 euros).
Vincent Van GenechtenSource: BELGIAN
The 41-year-old Kortrijkzaan and Harris beat Monegask Romain Arneodo and Australian Matt Reid in the opening round in two sets: 6-4 and 7-6 (7/4) after 1 hour and 20 minutes.
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X-Man is our last compatriot who is still active in the Lotto Arena. In the quarterfinals of the doubles they face the winners of the duel between the Dutch tandem David Pel and Botic van de Zandschulp, and the Croatian Ivan Dodig and the Brazilian Marcelo Melo.
Malisse, who hung his racket at the end of 2013, won nine ATP doubles titles in his career, including Roland Garros in 2004 alongside Olivier Rochus. In singles, he reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2002 and won three ATP tournaments.
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