Rabat Open: Sherif saunters into quarter-finals

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