Morocco Open: Babos moves into last 16

Hungarian Timea Babos moved into the last 16 of the Morocco Open by winning against Irina Khromacheva in straight sets (6-4, 6-1) in Rabat on Tuesday.

Babos, ranked No 237, will now challenge American Sloane Stephens, the second seed.

Rabat WTA 250, other 32 results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Anastasia Tikhonova vs. Alycia Parks
• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Malak El Allami
• Leylah Fernandez vs. Angela Fita Boluda: tuesday
• Rebecca Peterson vs. Lucia Bronzetti: tuesday
• Tatjana Maria (8) beat Tatiana Prozorova (Q): 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-0
• Cagla Buyukakcay beat Linda Fruhvirtova (7): 7-5, 6-4
• Julia Grabher beat Ysaline Bonaventure: 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2
• Sloane Stephens beat Vera Zvonareva (WC): 7-5, 6-4
• Martina Trevisan (1) beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 6-2, 0-0 ret.
• Yulia Putintseva (6) beat Aya El Aouni (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• Julia Riera beat Kristina Mladenovic: 6-3, 6-0
• Jana Fett (Q) beat Sada Nahimana: 6-0, 6-4
• Peyton Stearns beat Panna Udvardy: 6-1, 6-1
• Leolia Jeanjean beat Gabriela Lee: 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3
• Mayar Sherif (3) beat Kateryna Baindl: 6-1, 6-3