Rabat Open: Stearns makes quarter-finals

American Peyton Stearns won against Chinese Xiyu Wang, the No 6 seed, 6-3, 6-1 to move into the last 8 of the Rabat Open at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Wednesday.

Stearns, ranked No 81, will play No 4 seed Lucia Bronzetti next.

In the previous round of the Rabat tournament, the 22-year-old American defeated Serb qualifier Aleksandra Krunic (5-7, 6-2, 6-1).

Wang, ranked No 62, beat Italian qualifier Nuria Brancaccio (7-6 (5), 7-5) in the previous round of the Rabat tournament.

Rabat WTA 250, other last 16 results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Camilla Rosatello vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
• Mayar Sherif vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
• Camila Osorio vs. Laura Siegemund: wednesday
• Viktoriya Tomova beat Yafan Wang: 7-6 (4), 6-0
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Martina Trevisan: 6-2, 6-3
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto (7) beat Zhuoxuan Bai: 6-4, 6-2
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (3) beat Nadia Podoroska: 7-5, 3-6, 6-3