Marrakech Open: Darderi books spot in quarter-finals

Italian Luciano Darderi, the No 7 seed, defeated Frenchman Hugo Gaston 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Marrakech Open at Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech on Thursday.

Darderi, ranked No 57, will play Vit Kopriva next.

The Italian won against American Tristan Boyer (6-4, 6-4) ahead of his win today.

In the previous round of the tournament, Gaston, ranked No 84, edged out Argentinian qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo (5-7, 6-3, 6-4).

Marrakech ATP 250, other second-round matches (Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, clay, EUR 596,035):

• Tallon Griekspoor (1) beat Pablo Carreno Busta: 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-3
• Mattia Bellucci (8) beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Q): 6-2, 7-5
• Nuno Borges (4) beat Raphael Collignon: 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
• Roberto Carballes Baena (5) beat Otto Virtanen: 6-4, 6-4
• Kamil Majchrzak (Q) beat Jesper De Jong: 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Alexandre Muller (3) beat Hugo Dellien: 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4

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