Nottingham Open: Dart sets up quarter-final against fellow Briton Boulter

Qualifier Harriet Dart defeated Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 5 seed, 6-0, 7-5 to move into the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open at Nottingham Tennis Centre on Thursday afternoon.

Dart, ranked No 143, dropped just seven points in the first set and then held off a stronger test in the second set to clinch victory. The Briton will face wildcard Katie Boulter next.

💪 @harriet_dart moves into a second consecutive quarter-final in Nottingham

A classy showing from Harriet against the 5th seed 💫#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | @WTA | #RothesayOpen pic.twitter.com/QS0GFU962R

— LTA (@the_LTA) June 15, 2023

Harriet Dart won against Canadian Rebecca Marino (6-4, 6-2) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Nottingham tournament, Kalinina, ranked No 25, won against Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (7-5, 6-3).

Nottingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Magda Linette vs. Jodie Burrage
• Katie Boulter beat Daria Snigur (LL): 7-5, 6-3
• Elizabeth Mandlik (Q) beat Camila Giorgi (7): 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
• Alize Cornet beat Maria Sakkari (1): 6-1, 6-4
• Heather Watson (Q) beat Tatjana Maria: 6-4, 6-4
• Magdalena Frech beat Lin Zhu (8): 6-2, 6-4
• Viktorija Golubic beat Donna Vekic (4): 6-4, 6-1