Marrakech Open: Top seed Musetti moves into last eight

Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the top seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Marrakech Open by beating Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-2, 6-3 at the Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech on Thursday.

Musetti, ranked No 21, will face Frenchman Alexandre Muller next.

In the previous round of the Moroccan Open, Gaston, ranked No 104, edged out German Jan-Lennard Struff (3-6, 6-4, 7-5).

Marrakech ATP250, other second-round matches (Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, clay, EUR 562,815):

• Daniel Evans (2) beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-1, 6-3
• Andrea Vavassori (Q) beat Jaume Munar: 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Dimitar Kuzmanov (Q): 2-0 ret.
• Christopher O’Connell beat Botic van de Zandschulp (3): 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-0
• Tallon Griekspoor (4) beat Elias Ymer (Q): 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Francesco Passaro vs. Alexandre Muller
• Pavel Kotov vs. Benjamin Bonzi