Third seed Benoit Paire reaches the quarter finals in Casablanca for the 3rd consecutive year.
Benoit defeated clay court specialist Albert Montanes 6-4 5-7 6-4 in 1 hour and 37 minutes. The Frenchman will clash against world no. 53 Garcia-Lopez for a place in the final 4. Head to head is 2-0 for Paire.
These are the other results
Kutznetsov – Vesely 6-2 3-1 ret.
Garcia-Lopez – Berlocq 6-2 7-5
Carballes Baena – Sousa 6-7 (7) 7-6 (5) 6-2
Carreno-Busta – Nedovesov 3-6 6-1 7-6 (3)
Granollers – Ramos 6-3 7-6 (3)