Marrakech Open: Kotov advances to second round

Russian Pavel Kotov moved into the second round of the Marrakech Open by winning against Moroccan wildcard Elliot Benchetrit 7-5, 6-3 at Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech on Monday.

Kotov, ranked No 68, will face the winner of the match between Jordanian wildcard Abdullah Shelbayh and Italian Flavio Cobolli, the No 8 seed, next.

Marrakech ATP 250, other first-round results (Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Aleksandar Vukic vs. Alexandre Muller
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Stan Wawrinka
• Corentin Moutet vs. Sumit Nagal
• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Matteo Berrettini
• Abdullah Shelbayh vs. Flavio Cobolli
• Mariano Navone vs. Aziz Dougaz
• Jaume Munar beat Luca Van Assche: 7-6 (3), 6-2