No. 2 seed Zheng Jie of China lost to Unseeded Anne Kremer of Luxembourg 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Grand Prix SAR in Morocco.

Another Chinese player Yan Zi, ninth seed in the tournament, advanced into the quarterfinals after defeating Madalina Gojnea of Romania 6-2, 6-4 and will face third-seeded Emilie Loit.