Hassan II Grand Prix of Tennis: Elliot Benchetrit and Younes Lalami Laaroussi eliminated

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The Moroccan tennis players Elliot Benchetrit and Younes Lalami Laaroussi left the competition on Tuesday in the first round of the 39th edition of the Hassan II Grand Prix of Tennis, which takes place at the courts of the Royal Tennis Club of Marrakech (RTCMA) until April 06.

Elliot Benchetrit lost to Dutch Jesper de Jong (98th in the world) in two sets (5-7, 1-6).

For its part, Younes Lalami Laaroussi lost to the world n ° 110th, the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta (1-6, 3-6).

In the other matches of the first round scheduled for Tuesday, the Polish Kamil Majchrzak created the surprise by dominating the head of the tournament, the Spanish Jaume Munar (6-4, 6-3).

The Finn Otto Virtanen won against the German Daniel Altmaier after a tight match (6-2, 4-6, 7-6), while the Italian Mattia Bellucci, seeded n ° 8, beat the Russian Pavel Kotov (6-4, 6-4).

French Pierre-Hugues Herbert (169th in the world) overthrew the Argentinian Federico Coria (126th) in three sets (4-6, 6-3, 6-2).

For his part, Hugo Gaston (France) won a tight duel against Argentinian Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (5-7, 6-3, 6-4) after 2h18 of play.

In double, the Moroccan duo Taha Baadi/Younes Lalami Laaroussi will face the pair Mattia Bellucci and Hugo Gaston (Italy/France) on Wednesday.

Elliot Benchetrit, associated with French Pierre-Hugues Herbert, will challenge the Czech duo Petr Nouza/Patrik Rikl.

Placed under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, this 39th edition of the Hassan II Grand Prix of Tennis knows the participation of renowned tennis players for 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.