Britain’s Dan Evans misplaced in straight units to Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena on the Grand Prix Hassan II.
Evans, seeded third at his first clay-court match of the season, fell to a 6-4 7-6 (7-3) defeat by the defending champion in Marrakesh.
Ranked forty second on this planet, Evans has gained simply three of his 10 matches to date this season.
In the meantime, Briton Jan Choinski misplaced 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 to Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz within the Estoril Open final 16 in Portugal.
