Voinea - Safin and Pescariu - Santopadre Qualify for Semifinals

Domžale, 8 May - At the ninth tennis tournament Renault Slovenian Open (US$ 125,000) in Domzale, Argentina's Guillermo Canas (n.3) and Czech Radomir Vasek (n. 4) failed to qualify for semifinals. Canas was defeated with 2:6, 6:4 and 6:2 by Russia's Marat Safin (n. 6) and Vasek by Romania's Dinu Pescariu (6:2, 6:0). Qualifying for semifinals were also Romania's Adrian Voinea and Italy's Vincenzo Santopadre.