Morocco Open: Jeanjean books spot in last 16

Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean beat Romanian Gabriela Lee 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3 to move into the last 16 of the Morocco Open at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc in Rabat on Sunday evening.

Jeanjean, ranked No 125, will face the winner of the match between Moroccan wildcard Aya El Aouni and Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 6 seed, next.

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

• Timea Babos vs. Irina Khromacheva
• Leylah Fernandez vs. Angela Fita Boluda
• Anastasia Tikhonova vs. Alycia Parks
• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Malak El Allami
• Rebecca Peterson vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Tatjana Maria vs. Tatiana Prozorova
• Vera Zvonareva vs. Sloane Stephens
• Martina Trevisan vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
• Julia Grabher vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
• Aya El Aouni vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Sada Nahimana vs. Jana Fett
• Panna Udvardy vs. Peyton Stearns
• Kristina Mladenovic vs. Julia Riera
• Cagla Buyukakcay vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
• Mayar Sherif (3) beat Kateryna Baindl: 6-1, 6-3