Bracciali grabs maiden title in Casablanca
1st May 2006
At 28-years of age Italian Daniele Bracciali finally managed to win the first title of his career. The Italian managed to conquer the claycourts of Casablanca, defeating Chilean favourite Nicolas Massu in the final.
Bracciali also made it first-time lucky, as this was the first ever final that the Italian reached in his career.
Furthermore, Bracciali reached a career-high 51st position in world rankings, making him the Italian number 2, surpassing Andreas Seppi and Davide Sanguinetti.
Surprisingly, Bracciali’s toughest match was by no means the final, which he won 6-1 6-4. Bracciali’s toughest win was in the quarterfinals against 2nd seed Luis Horna, a match that he had to grind out in 3 tough sets: 6-7(12) 6-4 7-6(3).
Bracciali responded after winning his title: “This win will give me a lot of confidence for the future. My serve was very good today, so that was a big bonus. This is probably one of the most beautiful days of my career.”
Quarterfinal results Casablanca:
Nicolas Massu (CHI,1) d. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-3 7-6(3)
Bjorn Phau (GER) d. Jiri Vanek (CZE) 7-5 6-3
Gilles Simon (FRA,8) d. Christophe Rochus (BEL,3) 6-3 3-6 6-4
Daniele Bracciali (ITA,7) d. Luis Horna (PER,2) 6-7(12) 6-4 7-6(3)
Semifinal results Casablanca:
Nicolas Massu (CHI,1) d. Bjorn Phau (GER) 6-2 6-4
Daniele Bracciali (ITA,7) d. Gilles Simon (FRA,8) 6-0 3-1 ret.
Final result Casablanca:
Daniele Bracciali (ITA,7) d. Nicolas Massu (CHI,1) 6-1 6-4
Final doubles result Casablanca:
Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT,1) d. Michael Kohlmann/Alexander Waske (GER) 6-3 6-4
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