The first J500 (Grade A) of the year is in Egypt, with Marelie Raath as the sole Brit. She will be hard pressed to progress past round 1, where she is paired with the winner of the African Regional Championship earlier this month. Top seed is Australian Open finalist Mirra Andreeva (WTA290)
As feared Marelie found it tough going. In doubles she teams up with an Egyptian girl, with the winners of their first round match playing the top seeds.
R1 (L64)
(9) Malak El Allami (MAR) d. Marelie Raath 6-1 6-0
