Morocco Open: Parks books spot in last 16

American Alycia Parks, the No 4 seed, won against qualifier Anastasia Tikhonova 6-3, 7-6 (6) to advance to the last 16 of the Morocco Open in Rabat on Tuesday.

Parks, ranked No 49, will now face Kamilla Rakhimova.

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

• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Malak El Allami (WC): 6-3, 6-3
• Leylah Fernandez (5) beat Angela Fita Boluda (LL): 6-3, 6-4
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Rebecca Peterson: 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Timea Babos beat Irina Khromacheva: 6-4, 6-1
• 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 (2) 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