British No 2 Aljaz Bedene has booked a quarter-final place at the Grand Prix Hassan II event in Casablanca. The world No 99, who switched allegiance from Slovenia to Britain last month, knocked out fellow qualifier Arthur De Greef, of Belgium, 6-2, 6-3 in just 70 minutes. London-based Bedene, 25, will now face third seed Jiri Vesely, who was given a far tougher test as he progressed to the last-eight. British number two Aljaz Bedene, pictured in June 2013, defeated Arthur De Greef in just 70 minutes . Bedene represents Great Britain after switching allegiance from Slovenia in March . Czech Vesely claimed his first victory of the year on clay, but only after saving a set-point against former world top-10 player Mikhail Youzhny to progress 7-6 (9/7), 6-3. Top seed and defending champion Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, though, suffered a surprise defeat, bowing out 6-3, 6-3 against Morocco's world number 313 and wild card entry Lamine Ouahab. Ouahab next faces Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver, who held a 6-1, 4-1 lead against seventh seed Mikhail Kukushkin, before he was forced to retire.
Slovenian-born Aljaz Bedene defeated Belgium's Arthur De Greef .
Bedene will face Jiri Vesely after beating Arthur De Greef in 70 minutes .
The 25-year-old switched allegiance from Slovenia to Britain in March .