Marrakech Open: De Jong books spot in second round

Dutchman Jesper de Jong won against Moroccan wildcard Elliot Benchetrit 7-5, 6-1 to move into the second round of the Marrakech Open at Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech on Tuesday afternoon.

De Jong, ranked No 98, will play the winner of the match between Pole qualifier Kamil Majchrzak and Spaniard Jaume Munar, the No 6 seed, next.

Marrakech ATP 250, other first-round results (Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, clay, EUR 596.035, most recent results first):

• Vit Kopriva vs. Borna Gojo
• Luciano Darderi vs. Tristan Boyer
• Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Hugo Gaston
• Federico Coria vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
• Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Younes Lalami Laaroussi
• Kamil Majchrzak vs. Jaume Munar
• Pavel Kotov vs. Mattia Bellucci
• Daniel Altmaier vs. Otto Virtanen: tuesday
• Hugo Dellien beat Aleksandar Vukic: 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
• Raphael Collignon beat Fabio Fognini: 6-3, 6-3
• Roberto Carballes Baena (5) beat Taha Baadi (WC): 7-6 (3), 6-3