After the rain, a beautiful game

The 36th edition of the Hassan II Tennis Grand Prix has resumed its marks on the courts of the Royal Tennis Club of Marrakech since last Sunday. Matches were suspended due to rain on Monday but life has resumed since yesterday. Behind the scenes of the Free Championship.

A great day of matches on this third day of the tournament. As promised, the weather was more benign, although more than one gust of wind but it did not bother the many fans who came to cheer on Morocco. Elliot Benchetrit’s entry did not go unnoticed and many proud fans came out applauding him. Beautiful play in the perspective of this cold Tuesday, emotional exchanges, tight matches, other matches less, but effective points, beautiful shots, beautiful tennis rich and varied from players happy to be in Marrakech. A day full of highlights and sharp moments. Almost all the favorite teams on the date make predictions impossible, surprises because each copy is enough to delight them, making matches even tastier. In short, beautiful tennis is there with that lively charm that we’ve been missing so much over the past couple of years. A third emotional starring movie.

Adults and matches

Yesterday the main stadium saw four great matches. The fans, who came in droves despite the wind, were able to enjoy a few rays of sunshine during the match that started the day before, between Fernando Verdasco and competent player Pavel Kotov. In two sets, he overcomes the Spaniard, who could not do anything against the enthusiasm of the young Russian. The latter sent Verdasco in two sets: 7-5/6-3. A regular player in the tournament leaves early, nor will it be for Tunisian Malek Jaziri, who is notably involved. Faced with a stubborn Jerry Wessely, the Tunisian breaks from the start to prove he’s a court master. Before giving up the first set 7-6 for the Czech, he returned to the match by winning the second set hands 6-3 and prompting his opponent to withdraw in the second half.

Favorite place

The other two matches will confirm the position of the ninth player in the world and finalist last year, who made his mark generously on the stadium of the Grand Prix of Marrakech. Top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Moroccan Elliot Benchetrit in straight sets 6-3 6-3. The Canadian confirms his perfect serve and delights us with the forward cannon strokes. Despite Al Maghribi’s fine points, Al Kindi is even stronger and proves that he can make the difference in Marrakesh by going far in the final table. Followed by an effective match, a great tennis lesson from the 2019 finalist of Spain Pablo Andujar. Fit and comfortable on clay in Marrakesh, the Spaniard confirmed his place as a finalist and winner on several occasions in the ocher city, by defeating the English second seed in the tournament: Daniel Evans in two sets. : 6-4/6-2.

Close and emotional matches

Other victories counted and that wowed spectators: Richard Gasquet who managed to enter the championship course, effortlessly, to get off the 87th place in the world in 2 hours 20 minutes. Biterrois won a close match in three sets (7-5, 4-6, 6-4) against resister Henri Laksonen. The author of seven yards and five breaks against the Swiss, the Frenchman secured his place in second place, as did Argentine Federico Correa who beat Spaniard A. 6-2 / 7-5 / 6-3. The matches followed each other without looking alike and thankfully. Moments of special exchange that promise. A good start to the tournament that gradually finds the sun.