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Pavlyuchenkova broke Linette's serve five times
and faced just two breaks herself, saving one, to advance to the
quarterfinals.
Pavlyuchenkova, from Russia, faces No. 7 seed Lauren Davis, a
6-4, 3-6, 6-1 winner over Viktoriya Tomova in a two-hour match.
Sixth-seeded Varvara Gracheva of Russia was a straight-sets
winner over Selena Janicijevic of France and Elina Svitolina
advanced to the quarters in a walkover when New Zealand's Erin
Routliffe withdrew due to an abdominal injury.
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Americans Sloane Stephens (No. 2 seed) and Alycia Parks (No. 4)
recorded straight-set victories to advance to the quarterfinals
in Rabat, Morocco.
Top seeded Italian Martina Trevisan also advanced with a 7-5,
7-5 win over Croatia's Jana Fett. Sixth-seeded Yulia Putintseva
of Kazakhstan also won in straight sets.
Third-seeded Mayar Sherif of Egypt was upset in straight sets by
Julia Riera of Argentina 7-5, 7-5. Also, No. 5 Leylah Fernandez
of Canada was upended by American Peyton Stearns in two hours
and two minutes, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. Lucia Bronzetti of Italy earned
a spot in the quarters with a 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5 marathon win
over No. 8 Tatjana Maria of Germany in nearly three hours.
Unseeded Julia Grabher of Austria also won to advance.
--Field Level Media
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