Bari Open: Cornet beats Grammatikopoulou to reach last eight

Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the top seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Bari Open by edging out Greek Valentini Grammatikopoulou 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 at Circolo Tennis Bari.

Cornet, ranked No 79, will play Italian Jennifer Ruggeri next.

The 33-year-old Frenchman defeated Hungarian Reka Luca Jani (7-5, 6-4) in the previous round of the Puglia Open.

During the 32 of the Puglia Open, Grammatikopoulou, ranked No 247, won against Italian Giorgia Pedone (6-4, 6-2).

Bari WTA 125K Series, other last 16 results (Circolo Tennis Bari, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Jana Fett vs. Raluka Serban
• Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Tamara Zidansek
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Aliona Bolsova
• Katarzyna Kawa vs. Carole Monnet
• Nuria Brancaccio vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Rebecca Sramkova beat Polina Kudermetova: 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3
• Jennifer Ruggeri beat Berfu Cengiz: 6-0, 6-2