Rabat Open: Rakhimova reaches last 16 as Townsend retires

Russian Kamilla Rakhimova advanced to the last 16 of the Rabat Open when American Taylor Townsend retired on Sunday afternoon at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc.

Rakhimova, ranked No 98, led 2-0 when Townsend, ranked No 59, pulled out at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Russian will play the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan, the top seed, and Italian qualifier Camilla Rosatello next.

Rabat WTA 250, other 32 results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

1. Laura Siegemund vs. Anna Blinkova
2. Camila Osorio vs. Elina Avanesyan
3. Berfu Cengiz vs. Viktoriya Tomova
4. Lin Zhu vs. Yafan Wang
5. Malak El Allami vs. Lucia Bronzetti
6. Martina Trevisan vs. Nao Hibino
7. Peyton Stearns vs. Aleksandra Krunic
8. Xiyu Wang vs. Nuria Brancaccio
9. Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Arantxa Rus
10. Aya El Aouni vs. Mayar Sherif
11. Nadia Podoroska vs. Tatjana Maria
12. Yasmine Kabbaj vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
13. Kayla Day vs. Zhuoxuan Bai
14. Yue Yuan vs. Camilla Rosatello
15. Sara Sorribes Tormo (3) beat Harriet Dart: 6-2, 6-0