Morocco Open: Stearns beats Udvardy and advances to last 16

American Peyton Stearns reached the last 16 of the Morocco Open by beating Hungarian Panna Udvardy (6-1, 6-1) in Rabat on Monday afternoon.

Stearns, ranked No 69, will now face the winner of the match between Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 5 seed, and Spanish lucky loser Angela Fita Boluda next.

Rabat WTA 250, other 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
• Aya El Aouni vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Kristina Mladenovic vs. Julia Riera: monday
• Sada Nahimana vs. Jana Fett: monday
• Leolia Jeanjean beat Gabriela Lee: 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3
• Mayar Sherif (3) beat Kateryna Baindl: 6-1, 6-3