Marrakech Open: Virtanen makes second round

Finn Otto Virtanen reached the second round of the Marrakech Open by edging out German Daniel Altmaier 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) at Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech on Tuesday afternoon.

Virtanen, ranked No 135, will face Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 5 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
• Pavel Kotov vs. Mattia Bellucci
• Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Younes Lalami Laaroussi
• Kamil Majchrzak vs. Jaume Munar: tuesday
• Jesper De Jong beat Elliot Benchetrit (WC): 7-5, 6-1
• Hugo Dellien beat Aleksandar Vukic: 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
• Raphael Collignon beat Fabio Fognini: 6-3, 6-3
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Taha Baadi (WC): 7-6 (3), 6-3