Rabat Open: Cristian makes second round

Romanian Jaqueline Cristian defeated Ukrainian wildcard Yelyzaveta Kotliar 6-3, 6-1 to move into the second round of the Rabat Open at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Monday.

Cristian, ranked No 74, will face the winner of the match between No 6 seed Katerina Siniakova and Spaniard Aliona Bolsova next.

Rabat WTA 250, other first-round results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 275.094, most recent results first):

• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Jil Teichmann
• Maria Mateas vs. Elizabeth Mandlik
• Mayar Sherif vs. Arantxa Rus
• Anastasija Sevastova vs. Yasmine Kabbaj
• Katerina Siniakova vs. Aliona Bolsova
• Ana Konjuh vs. Maya Joint
• Sada Nahimana vs. Aya El Aouni
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Camila Osorio
• Tatiana Pieri vs. Carlota Martinez Cirez
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Julia Grabher
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Lucia Bronzetti: monday
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Camilla Rosatello: monday
• Katie Volynets (9) beat Carolina M. Alves (LL): 6-3, 6-0
• Ann Li (4) beat Maria Timofeeva (LL): 7-6 (6), 6-2
• Ajla Tomljanovic beat Viktoriya Tomova (5): 7-5, 4-6, 6-3