The
Grand Prix Hassan II is a big part of the early clay court season as the action heads to Marrakech on the
March 30 - April 5 on the ATP 250 series.
As well as Bucharest and events in
Houston, Charleston and Bogota, the latter two on the WTA Tour, it is Morocco that holds a place in the calendar too. It sees Luciano Darderi return as top seed and defending champion.
As well as Tallon Griekspoor, Valentin Vacherot, Matteo Berrettini, among others, in a top line-up of players, most of whom are aiming to rediscover former glories over the next few weeks. Some, like Griekspoor, have just come back off injury after having a superb run earlier in the year, so they are ones to watch.
Draw/Results and Schedule Grand Prix Hassan II
Final
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Marco Trungelliti | 3-6, 2-6 | Rafael Jodar |
Semi-finals
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Luciano Darderi | 4-6, 6-7 | Marco Trungelliti |
| Rafael Jodar | 6-2, 6-1 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli |
Quarterfinals
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Luciano Darderi | W/O | Yannick Hanfmann |
| Corentin Moutet | 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 | Marco Trungelliti |
| Alexandre Muller | 2-6, 0-2 RET | Rafael Jodar |
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 | Luca Van Assche |
Second Round
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
| L. Darderi | 6-4, 6-2 | M. Bellucci |
| Y. Hanfmann | 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 | K. Bennani |
| C. Moutet | 6-0, 6-2 | T. Baadi |
| M. Trungelliti | 7-6(4), 6-3 | K. Majchrzak |
| V. Kopřiva | 3-6, 6-7 | A. Müller |
| R. Jódar | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 | T. Macháč |
| I. Buse | 3-6, 6-3, 5-7 | C. Ugo Carabelli |
| L. Van Assche | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 | T. Griekspoor |
First Round
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Luciano Darderi [1] | v | Bye |
| Mattia Bellucci | 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 | Reda Bennani [WC] |
| Karim Bennani [WC] | 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 | Quentin Halys |
| Jesper de Jong | 6-7, 4-6 | Yannick Hanfmann [8] |
| Corentin Moutet [3] | v | Bye |
| Aleksandar Vukic | 2-6, 6-3, 1-6 | Taha Baadi [WC] |
| Henrique Rocha [Q] | 6-7, 2-6 | Marco Trungelliti [Q] |
| Juan Manuel Cerundolo | 6-7, 6-3, 3-6 | Kamil Majchrzak [5] |
| Vit Kopriva [6] | 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 | Hamad Medjedovic |
| Federico Cina [NG] | 2-6, 3-6 | Alexandre Muller |
| Rafael Jodar | 6-3, 6-4 | Dusan Lajovic [Q] |
| Bye | v | Tomas Machac [4] |
| Ignacio Buse [7] | 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 | Matteo Berrettini |
| Timofey Skatov [Q] | 7-6, 3-6, 4-6 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli |
| Luca Van Assche | 6-4, 7-6 | Hugo Gaston |
| Bye | v | Tallon Griekspoor [2] |
Entry List Grand Prix Hassan II
| # | Player | Ctry |
| 21 | Luciano Darderi | ITA |
| 25 | Tallon Griekspoor | NED |
| 26 | Valentin Vacherot | MON |
| 33 | Corentin Moutet | FRA |
| 36 | Jaume Munar | ESP |
| 50 | Tomáš Macháč | CZE |
| 52 | Térence Atmane | FRA |
| 57 | Kamil Majchrzak | POL |
| 61 | Lorenzo Sonego | ITA |
| 62 | Vít Kopřiva | CZE |
| 63 | Ignacio Buse | PER |
| 65 | Yannick Hanfmann | GER |
| 66 | Matteo Berrettini | ITA |
| 67 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | ARG |
| 70 | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo | ARG |
| 76 | Arthur Cazaux | FRA |
| 183 | Federico Cina (NG) | ITA |
| — | Juncheng Shang | CHN |
Prize Money Grand Prix Hassan II
| Round | Points | Prize Money |
| Winner | 250 | €93,175 |
| Finals | 165 | €54,360 |
| SF | 100 | €31,955 |
| Quarter Finals | 50 | €18,515 |
| Round 16 | 25 | €10,750 |
| R28 | 0 | €6,570 |
Predictions Grand Prix Hassan II
Samuel Gill, Head Editor for TennisUpToDate.com sees Terence Atmane as the champion here.
Showing green shoots of life so to speak in recent weeks, I see Terence Atmane accruing more money to add to his Pokemon collection and I think he will be up there.
The same can be said for Valentin Vacherot and I also see Matteo Berrettini coming in and having a good week.
Same can be said for Corentin Moutet who himself has been engulfed with dm drama with Danielle Collins and will hope to see his tennis do the talking over anything else.
*** Terence Atmane
** Valentin Vacherot, Matteo Berrettini
* Corentin Moutet, Tallon Griekspoor
Lucas Michael, Editor for TennisUpToDate.com is picking Tallon Griekspoor for glory in this case.
The ATP Tour is heading to Africa for the Grand Prix Hassan II. A number of players will be commencing their clay court swing in Casablanca.
In recent years, it has been dominated by Italian’s. The reigning champion, Luciano Darderi, will be a firm favourite to re-take his title. A very good player on clay, all six ATP finals have come on this surface. Two of them have come in the Golden swing in a noteworthy campaign in South America.
The competitors will be lined up behind to challenge. Tallon Greiekspor’s last match came in the semi-final of the tournament in Dubai, defeating Andrey Rublev before withdrawing from the final. He hopes to keep this form up and make a solid return from a frustrating injury setback. The number two seed also lost to Darderi in last year's final, with revenge possibly on the cards.
For me, those two are the outright favourites with Valentin Vacheort withdrawing. Corentin Moutet could cause a surprise with his first ATP title, while Tomas Machac and Matteo Berrettini could also find themselves at the business end. For the champion, I am going to back Griekspoor to continue his fine form and surprise Darderi in Northern Africa.
*** Tallon Griekspoor
** Luciano Darderi, Tomas Machac
* Corentin Moutet, Kamil Majchrzak, Matteo Berrettini