Rabat Open: Sherif saunters into quarter-finals
Mayar Sherif defeated Maria Lourdes Carle in easy straight sets on Wednesday in Rabat. Sherif now sets her sights on Sara Sorribes Tormo in the quarters.
Sherif, Rome, 2023
Mayar Sherif moved into the last eight of the Rabat Open by defeating Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle 6-3, 6-2 at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Wednesday afternoon.
Next up for Sherif, ranked No 66, is third-seeded Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo.
The Egyptian eased past Moroccan wildcard Aya El Aouni (6-2, 6-1) ahead of Wednesday’s victory.
In the previous round of the Rabat tournament, Carle — ranked No 83 — knocked off Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the No 5 seed (6-3, 6-3).
Rabat WTA 250, other last 16 results:
- Camilla Rosatello vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
- Laura Siegemund beat Camila Osorio: 6-4, 6-4
- Peyton Stearns beat Xiyu Wang (6): 6-3, 6-1
- Viktoriya Tomova beat Yafan Wang: 7-6 (4), 6-0
- Lucia Bronzetti (4) beat Martina Trevisan: 6-2, 6-3
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto (7) beat Zhuoxuan Bai: 6-4, 6-2
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Nadia Podoroska: 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
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