Hrbaty moves on to Morocco quarterfinals

CASABLANCA, Morocco, May 18 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia, seeking his fourth title of 2004, advanced Tuesday in the Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in Morocco.

Hrbaty moved on to the quarterfinals with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 win over Spain's Alex Calatrava.

Other seeded players also won their matches.

Antony Dupuis of France, seeded No. 3, defeated Spaniard Albert Portas 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2). No. 5 Cyril Saulnier of France ousted Belgian Christophe Rochus 6-0, 6-3 and No. 8 Oscar Hernandez of Spain defeated Argentine Juan-Pablo 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3).

The tournament is one of the last tuneups before the French Open, which begins Monday in Paris.