ATP Marrakech begins

On Monday 8 April, the main draw matches in two ATP tournaments began, one in the USA, the other in Morocco.

Grand Prix Hassan II - an ATP 250 category tournament, on Red Clay, in Marrakech, Morocco , 8-14 April 2019.

Defending champion:

Pablo Andújar who defeated Kyle Edmund (2) 6-2 6-2 

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Matteo Berrettini replaced by Denis Istomin

- Pablo Carreno Busta replaced by Pablo Andújar 

- Damir Dzumhur replaced by Albert Ramos-Viñolas 

- Hubert Hurkacz replaced by Jiri Vesely

- Mikhail Kukushkin replaced by a Cedrik-Marcel Stebe

- John Millman replaced by Jozef Kovalík 

- Joao Sousa replaced by Thomas Fabbiano 

Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew after the main draw was published, replaced by Carlos Berlocq 

Alexander Zverev, world number 3, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 50

There are no byes.

Early first round results 

- Kyle Edmund (3) defeated Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-2

- Wildcard Jo-Wildried Tsonga defeated Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-1 7-6(3)

- Taro Daniel defeated Mischa Zverev 6-3 6-0

- Guido Andreozzi defeated Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-3 7-6(5)

- Gilles Simon (4) defeated Josef Kovalik 6-4 6-1