Morocco Open: Putintseva reaches last 16

Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 6 seed, won against Moroccan wildcard Aya El Aouni 6-1, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Morocco Open at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc in Rabat on Monday afternoon.

Putintseva, ranked No 61, will face Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean next.

Rabat WTA 250, other last-32 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
• Cagla Buyukakcay vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
• Julia Grabher vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
• Vera Zvonareva vs. Sloane Stephens
• Martina Trevisan vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
• 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