Morocco Open: Stearns through to quarter-finals
Peyton Stearns won against Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Wednesday evening. She’ll face American Sloane Stephens, the second seed, in the next round
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American Peyton Stearns won against Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 5 seed, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Morocco Open at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc in Rabat on Wednesday evening.
Stearns, ranked No 69, will play American Sloane Stephens, the second seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the 21-year-old American beat Hungarian Panna Udvardy (6-1, 6-1).
Fernandez, ranked No 51, won against Spanish lucky loser Angela Fita Boluda (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Rabat Grand Prix.
Rabat WTA 250, other last 16 results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Julia Riera beat Mayar Sherif (3): 7-5, 7-5
- Alycia Parks (4) beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 6-4, 6-1
- Sloane Stephens beat Timea Babos: 6-3, 6-1
- Yulia Putintseva (6) beat Leolia Jeanjean: 6-2, 6-1
- Lucia Bronzetti beat Tatjana Maria (8): 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5
- Julia Grabher beat Cagla Buyukakcay: 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Martina Trevisan (1) beat Jana Fett (Q): 7-5, 7-5
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