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Félix Auger-Aliassime looked for a spot in the quarterfinals, against Slovak lefty Alex Molcan.

Molcan, 24, is ranked a career high No. 65.

And he’s pretty good, too. Good enough to squeeze out Auger-Aliassime in a tight one.

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Grand Prix Hassan II
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Category: ATP 250
Dates: April 4 – 10, 2022
Prize money: €597,900
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, April 7, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

Alex Molcan (SVK) def [1/WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 64 26 76 (7)

[6] Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) def. [Q] Vit Kopriva (CZE) 62 64

Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) def Joao Sousa (POR) 62 76 (4)
Federico Coria (ARG) def. [Q] Mirza Basic (BIH) 64 62
Richard Gasquet (FRA) def. [Q] Pavel Kotov 63 36 63
David Goffin (BEL) def. Pablo Andujar (ESP) 57 76 (4) 63

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Andrey Golubev (KAZ) / Fabrice Martin (FRA) def. [WC] Elliot Benchetrit / Lamine Ouahab (MAR) 63 76 (4)

Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) def. [ALT] Marco Cecchinato / Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 75 63
Andrea Vavassori (ITA) / Jan Zielinski (POL) def Federico Delbonis / Guillermo Duran (ARG) 36 76 (7) [10-3]
Rafael Matos (BRA) / David Vega Hernandez (ESP) def. [ALT] Mirza Basic / Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 63 64

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Fayez Sarofim & Co U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships
Location: Houston, Texas
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Outdoor clay
Dates: April 4 – 10, 2022
Prize money: $665,330
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, April 7, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[2] Taylor Fritz (USA) def. Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) 61 64

[4] John Isner (USA) def. Steve Johnson (USA) 67 (1) 76 (4) 63
[5] Cristian Garin (CHI) def Jordan Thompson (AUS) 36 63 63
[6] Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 57 75 76 (4)

Doubles, quarterfinals

Ivan Sabanov / Matej Sabanov (SRB) def [3/WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) / Jack Sock (USA) 64 62

[1] Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell (AUS) def. Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Fernando Romboli (BRA) 62 62

Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Hunter Reese (USA) def Luke Saville / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 57 63 [10-4]
[WC] William Blumberg / Max Schnur (USA) def Robert Galloway / Jackson Withrow (USA) 64 63

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