CASABLANCA, Morocco, April 5 (UPI) -- Seeded players Potito Starace and Fabio Fognini each claimed first-round victories Tuesday at the Grand Prix Hassan II tennis tournament in Morocco.
Starace, seeded fifth, landed 81 percent of his first serves and lost only 10 points on serve in a 7-5, 6-2 win over Daniel Brands. Starace faced one break point in 10 service games.