Rabat Open: Joint through to quarter-finals
Maya Joint beat Katie Volynets 6-0, 6-3 on Wednesday. She’ll face the winner of the match between No 4 seed Ann Li and Hailey Baptiste in the next round
Maya Joint (Zuma / Panoramic)
Australian Maya Joint advanced to the quarter-finals of the Rabat Open by defeating American Katie Volynets, the No 9 seed, 6-0, 6-3 at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Wednesday.
Joint, ranked No 78, will face the winner of the match between No 4 seed Ann Li and Hailey Baptiste next.
The 19-year-old Australian won against Croat Ana Konjuh (7-5, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Rabat tournament, Volynets, ranked No 64, won against Brazilian lucky loser Carolina M. Alves (6-3, 6-0).
Rabat WTA 250, other second-round results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 275.094, most recent results first):
- Anastasija Sevastova vs. Zeynep Sonmez
- Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Camila Osorio
- Arantxa Rus vs. Maria Mateas
- Aliona Bolsova vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Tatiana Pieri vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
- Ann Li vs. Hailey Baptiste: wednesday
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Sada Nahimana: wednesday
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