Birmingham Classic: Fruhvirtova books spot in quarter-finals
Linda Fruhvirtova won against Bernarda Pera 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday and will face the winner of the match between top seed Barbora Krejcikova and qualifier Tereza Martincova in the next round
Czech Linda Fruhvirtova moved into the last eight of the Birmingham Classic by beating American Bernarda Pera, the No 6 seed, 6-1, 7-6 (3) at Edgbaston Priory Club on Wednesday afternoon.
Fruhvirtova, ranked No 57, will face the winner of the match between top seed Barbora Krejcikova and qualifier Tereza Martincova next.
The 18-year-old Czech won against Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina (6-2, 6-0) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Birmingham tournament, Pera, ranked No 27, defeated Czech Marie Bouzkova (6-4, 7-6 (3)).
Birmingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Venus Williams vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Magdalena Frech
- Catherine McNally vs. Anastasia Potapova
- Rebecca Marino vs. Emina Bektas
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Tereza Martincova
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Harriet Dart
- Magda Linette vs. Lin Zhu