CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Second-seeded Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain defeated Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday in the Grand Prix Hassan II.
Garcia-Lopez reached his first quarterfinal of the year by putting pressure on Granollers’ serve, winning more than half of his return points.
He led 3-0 and held serve to clinch the opening set, then won five straight games in the second.
Garcia-Lopez will face either Stephane Robert or Florent Serra.
In another second-round match, Potito Starace of Italy routed Oscar Hernandez of Spain 6-2, 6-1. The 73rd-ranked Starace will play either Lukasz Kubot of Poland or Arnaud Clement of France.
