Morocco's Mouhtassine wins Beirut female tennis tournament

Moroccan Bahia Mouhtassine won on Saturday the 10th international tennis tournament, after beating Czech Dominica Lusaroba.

Mouhtassine becomes the first Arab player to obtain the title since the tournament started in 1994.

In the men contests, Morocco's Karim Alami, the title holder, lost against top seeded French Cedric Pioline.

The tournament, which started Monday, brought together 13 players from 18 countries.