Botswana crash out of warm-up tournament

No Botswana player has made it to the second round, raising questions whether the hosts will create any impact in the tournament proper. The rout in the warm-up tournament started when Aobakwe Lekang lost 6-0, 6-4 to Ismael Lahlou of Morocco with Lame Botshoma suffering 6-3, 6-2 at the hands of Warren Kuhn of South Africa.

Mina Albert of Egypt ensured the misery continued when he beat Karabo Khali 6-1, 6-1 while Dimpho Legoreng fell 6-3, 6-0. In the doubles, Allen Phethogo and Lekang lost 6-1, 6-3 to Innocent Mzehe and Pape Samoura while Kopano Maratwa and Anwasiba Bagerbaseh went down 6-2, 6-3 to Samuel Omoile and Gbraiel Teja.