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Carreño wins on the ground three years later at the ATP Tour

Spanish advanced to second round in Marrakech

April 01, 2025

Physical problems have been a constant in the last seasons for Pablo Carreño Busta, who had to go through the operating room to try to prolong his career. And, little by little, Spanish seems to see the light between so much darkness. In this 2025 it begins to produce flashes of its most competitive version, which has already opened it again in the top 100 of the PIF Live ATP Rankings.

One of the reasons for that virtual return among the 100 best players in the world is thanks to the victory that on Tuesday has registered in the first round of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech. The 33-year-old Asturian exceeded the local guest Younes Lalami Laaroussi 6-1, 6-3 in an hour and 17 minutes.

It had been almost ten years that Carreño Busta did not step on the Moroccan beaten land. His last visit was in 2016, where he advanced to the quarterfinals (p. With Federico Delbonis). However, that is the best brand he has achieved in this ATP 250, where he also reached that round in 2014 (p. With Marcel Granollers).

It has practically spent a professional life since that last visit until today. Along the way he has conquered seven ATP Tour titles and has climbed to the world top 10. Now, he intends to return to the elite of the circuit, with the patience that demands coexistence with the lesions.

To such an extent that Carreño had not played an ATP Tour Tournament on whipped land since the last edition of Roland Garros in May (p. With Mariano Navone in 1R), while his most recent victory on the surface droop up until Hamburg 2022. Three years later he has celebrated a clay triumph again. And 114 are already there.

Spaniards active with more victories in whipped land
Albert Ramos Viñolas: 200

Pablo Carreño Busta: 114

Marcel Granollers:

Roberto Bautista Agut: 100

After shining at the ATP Challenger Tour, where he has achieved two crowns in Tenerife, in addition to reaching the quarterfinals in Girona, he now seeks to transfer his great performance to ATP Tour. In Marrakech the demand bar ascends to the top, because in the second round the main head of Tallon Griekspoor will be measured.

For his part, Jaume Munar could not accompany his compatriot in second round in Marrakech. The Balearic, who left as a favorite No. 6, could not give continuity to his remarkable season, falling against the Polish from the previous phase Kamil Majchrzak 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 29 minutes.

His rival will be the Dutch Jesper of Jong, who beat the local guest Elliot Bencherrit 7-5, 6-1 in an hour and 32 minutes. For his part, the favorite No. 8 Mattia Belluci beat Pavel Kotov 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 43 minutes.