Anna Karolina Schmiedlova defeated Ekaterina Reyngold 6–1, 6–2 in the first round of the WTA 250 event in Rabat on clay on 16 May 2022. Schmiedlova, the pre-match favourite at odds of 1.42, converted that status into a dominant performance, dispatching Reyngold with relative ease in straight sets. The Slovak's commanding display on the red clay suggests solid form heading into the tournament's later stages.