Marrakech Open: Virtanen makes second round
Otto Virtanen edged out Daniel Altmaier 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday and will face Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 5 seed, in the next round
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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
