Radu Albot was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the Morocco Tennis Tour. In the second round, Moldova’s best tennis player lost to the 39th ranked Benoit Paire 2-6, 2-6, IPN reports.

The sixth favorite of the competition, the French player won the game in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Owing to the qualification for the 1/18 finals, Albot has won 20 ATP points and over €8,000.

The prize money of the Marrakech tournament is almost half a million euros. Radu Albot, 27, ranks 83rd in the world.