Taranto 2026: Four Medals and Two Titles for Moroccan Tennis
Moroccan tennis concluded its campaign at the 20th Mediterranean Games Taranto 2026 with a haul of four medals: two gold and two bronze, earned across the men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles events.
In the men’s singles, Karim BENNANI ZIATNI claimed gold after an impressive run to the final. He secured his place in the title match with a straight-sets victory over Portugal’s Francisco ROCHA in the semi-finals (6-1, 6-4). Facing Spain’s Alejo SÁNCHEZ QUÍLEZ for gold, the Moroccan recovered from losing the opening set to turn the match around and prevail in three sets (2-6, 6-3, 6-4), earning the Mediterranean title.
Morocco also struck gold in the men’s doubles through Younes LALAMI LAAROUSSI and Yassine DLIMI. The Moroccan pair booked their place in the final after a closely contested semi-final against Cyprus’ Melios EFSTATHIOU and Eleftherios NEOS (6-7, 7-5, 12-10). In the gold-medal match, they defeated the Spanish duo of Alejandro MARTÍ PUJOLRAS and Alejo SÁNCHEZ QUÍLEZ in straight sets (7-5, 6-4) to secure Morocco’s second tennis gold.
In the women’s singles, Yasmine KABBAJ finished the competition with a bronze medal. After reaching the semi-finals, she faced Spain’s Maria GARCIA CID in the bronze-medal match, producing a convincing straight-sets victory (6-3, 6-0) to earn a place on the podium.
Morocco’s fourth medal came in the mixed doubles, where Younes LALAMI LAAROUSSI and Diae EL JARDIreached the semi-finals before taking on Portugal’s Francisco ROCHA and Madalena MATIAS for bronze. The Moroccan duo prevailed in a three-set contest (6-7 [4], 7-5, 10-7) to secure the bronze medal.
With two Mediterranean titles and two bronze medals, Moroccan tennis wraps up its Taranto 2026 campaign with four podium finishes, adding to Team Morocco’s overall medal tally at the 20th Mediterranean Games.
