Marrakech Open: Gaston moves into second round

Frenchman Hugo Gaston edged out Argentinian qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to move into the second round of the Marrakech Open at Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech on Tuesday.

Gaston, ranked No 84, will play the winner of the match between Italian Luciano Darderi, the No 7 seed, and American Tristan Boyer 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
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Q) beat Federico Coria (Q): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Pablo Carreno Busta beat Younes Lalami Laaroussi (WC): 6-1, 6-3
• Mattia Bellucci (8) beat Pavel Kotov: 6-4, 6-4
• Kamil Majchrzak (Q) beat Jaume Munar (6): 6-4, 6-3
• Otto Virtanen beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
• 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 (5) beat Taha Baadi (WC): 7-6 (3), 6-3

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