Mehidi Ziadi will not go beyond the first round of the ATP tournament in Casablanca. Enjoying a Wild Card, the Moroccan, 757th in the ATP was eliminated in two sets by Slovenian Blaz Kavcic, 6/2, 6/4.

In the second round Kavcic (85th worldwide) will interbreed the racket with seeded No. 1 in the tournament, Stanislas Wawrinka.

Guillaume Rufin leaves Casablanca also in the first round. The French was dominated in two sets by the Spaniard Tommy Robredo 7/6, 6/4.