Marrakech Open: Kotov advances to second round
Pavel Kotov won against Elliot Benchetrit 7-5, 6-3 on Monday evening and will face the winner of the match between Jordanian wildcard Abdullah Shelbayh and Italian Flavio Cobolli, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Pavel Kotov in Hamburg, 2020
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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
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