Top-seeded
Nicolas Massu exerted his will over German
Michael Berrer 7-6(4), 6-0 to successfully open his campaign Tuesday at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca.
Other seeded players into the second round Tuesday were (2)
Luis Horna (d. (Q) Peric), (3)
Christophe Rochus (d. Behrend), (7)
Daniele Bracciali (d. Patience), and (8)
Gilles Simon (d. Hernych in three).
Moroccan wildcard Mehdi Tahiri represented Tuesday with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(2) over Austrian
Oliver Marach, joined in the second round by fellow un-seeds
Florian Mayer of Germany (d. (WC) Ouahab), and French wildcard
Marc Gicquel (d. Tipsarevic).
