Rabat Open: Sherif through to last 16, to meet Carle

Egyptian Mayar Sherif defeated Moroccan wildcard Aya El Aouni 6-2, 6-1 to reach the last 16 of the Rabat Open at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Tuesday.

Sherif, ranked No 66, will play Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle next.

Rabat WTA 250, other first round results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 267,082):

• Yafan Wang beat Lin Zhu (8): 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
• Lucia Bronzetti (4) beat Malak El Allami (WC): 6-1, 6-0
• Maria Lourdes Carle beat Arantxa Rus (5): 6-3, 6-3
• Laura Siegemund beat Anna Blinkova (2): 6-1, 7-6 (4)
• Camilla Rosatello (Q) beat Yue Yuan (1): 7-6 (7), 1-6, 6-4
• Camila Osorio beat Elina Avanesyan: 3-6, 6-4, 4-0 ret.
• Peyton Stearns beat Aleksandra Krunic (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto (7) beat Yasmine Kabbaj (WC): 6-3, 6-4
• Xiyu Wang (6) beat Nuria Brancaccio (Q): 7-6 (5), 7-5
• Nadia Podoroska beat Tatjana Maria: 6-2, 6-4
• Zhuoxuan Bai beat Kayla Day: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Taylor Townsend: 2-0 ret.
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (3) beat Harriet Dart: 6-2, 6-0
• Berfu Cengiz vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Martina Trevisan vs. Nao Hibino