Marrakech Open: Griekspoor survives three-set fight with Carreno Busta to book last 8 ticket

Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the top seed, defeated Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Marrakech Open at Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech on Thursday afternoon.

Griekspoor, ranked No 37, will play Italian Mattia Bellucci, the No 8 seed, next.

Carreno Busta, ranked No 110, won against Moroccan wildcard Younes Lalami Laaroussi (6-1, 6-3) in the previous round of the Marrakech tournament.

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

• Vit Kopriva vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Luciano Darderi vs. Hugo Gaston
• Mattia Bellucci 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