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Darderi, Moutet race into Marrakech QFs, Trungelliti’s Prime 100 tilt continues

36-year-old Trungelliti in rivalry to interrupt Prime 100 for first time aged 36

April 01, 2026

Luciano Darderi settled in properly to life as a defending champion on Wednesday on the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech.

The highest seed marched previous his fellow Italian Mattia Bellucci 6-4, 6-2 on the clay ATP 250 with a commanding opening-round show. Darderi didn’t face a break level and transformed three of the 9 that he earned, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats.

Choosing up the place he left off 😎

Prime seed and reigning champ @Lucianodarderi_ begins his Marrakech title defence with a victory over compatriot Bellucci 6-4, 6-2!#GrandPrixHassanII pic.twitter.com/ohNl62FIKp

— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 1, 2026

Having gained his first ATP Tour trophy on the remaining version of the Cordoba ATP 250 in 2024, Darderi claimed his second crown in Marrakech a 12 months in the past. The 24-year-old has gained three additional titles since then (Bastad and Umag in 2025, Santiago in 2026), however is defending a tour-level title for the primary time this week in Morocco.

“I’m very pleased to come back again right here after final 12 months,” stated Darderi after his 78-minute victory towards Bellucci. “Coming again here’s a particular sensation. The primary time I’ve come again to defend a title so I’m very pleased to be right here. I’ll attempt my greatest to defend it this 12 months.”

The No. 19 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings, Darderi has gained 17 of his previous 19 tour-level matches on clay. He’ll face Yannick Hanfmann within the final eight in Marrakech, after the eighth seed overcame residence favorite Karim Bennani 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2.

Earlier on Wednesday, third seed Corentin Moutet made a equally speedy begin to his title tilt. The Frenchman defeated residence favorite Taha Baadi 6-0, 6-2 to succeed in his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the 12 months. World No. 32 Moutet subsequent faces a maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head conflict with Marco Trungelliti.

Argentine qualifier Trungelliti kick-started Day 3 in Marrakech with a 7-6(4), 6-3 upset towards fifth seed Kamil Majchrzak. The 36-year-old is presently up 17 spots to No. 100 within the PIF ATP Dwell Rankings on account of his run. On Monday, he may turn out to be the oldest man to interrupt the Prime 100 for the primary time previously 50 years.