Grand Prix Hassan II: a little lens draw for Moroccan tennis players
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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The draw for the 39th edition of the Hassan II Grand Prix in Tennis, carried out on Saturday at the Royal Tennis Club in Marrakech, highlighted difficult confrontations, from the 16th finals, for the three Moroccan tennis players who benefited from a Wild-Card.
Thus Taha Baddi inherited, during this Tour which starts on Monday, from the seeded n ° 5 of the tournament and finalist of the previous edition, the Spaniard Roberto Carballées Baena (n ° 52 of the ATP ranking).
As for Elliot Benchetrit, he will meet the iron with the Dutchman Jesper de Jong (n ° 106), while his compatriot Younes Laaroussi will face the Spanish Carreno Busta (n ° 112).
On this occasion, the director of the tournament, Hicham Arazi, stressed that Younes El Aroussi who has a good physical condition and a powerful service, will spare no effort to raise his level of play in the face of the experience of his Spanish opponent, while Taha Baddi is able to deliver “a good match” against Roberto Carballés Baena, former winner of the previous publishing tournament.
For his part, Elliot Benchetrit, who enjoys solid experience, has started his preparations for this tournament for several months, but his performance remains dependent on his state of mind and his physical condition on the day of the match, added Mr. Arazi.
Placed under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, this 39th edition of the Hassan II Grand Prix of Tennis, which will take place from March 31 to April 6 on the courts of the Royal Tennis Club of Marrakech, will see the participation of renowned tennisomenal for an intense competition on clay.
Only ATP 250 tournament in Africa, the Hassan II Grand Prix brings together world class players each year, who compete to win this prestigious title.
Remember that the 38th edition was won by the Italian Matteo Bertrettini at the expense of the Spaniard Roberto Carballated Baena.
