Birmingham Classic: Marino advances to last 16

Canadian lucky loser Rebecca Marino advanced to the last 16 of the Birmingham Classic by winning against Chinese qualifier Xiyu Wang 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-3 at Edgbaston Priory Club on Wednesday.

Marino, ranked No 90, will face American qualifier Emina Bektas next.

Birmingham WTA 250, other 32 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Tereza Martincova vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Barbora Krejcikova vs. Cristina Bucsa: wednesday
• Emina Bektas beat Shuai Zhang (7): 6-4, 6-3
• Anastasia Potapova (4) beat Marta Kostyuk: 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4
• Harriet Dart (WC) beat Jodie Burrage (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
• Magdalena Frech (Q) beat Barbora Strycova: 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Lin Zhu beat Katie Boulter: 7-5, 7-5
• Jelena Ostapenko (2) beat Linda Noskova: 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
• Sorana Cirstea (8) beat Ana Bogdan (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
• Catherine McNally beat Lauren Davis: 6-1, 7-5
• Venus Williams (WC) beat Camila Giorgi: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6)
• Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Alycia Parks: 6-4, 6-4
• Linda Fruhvirtova beat Elina Svitolina (WC): 6-2, 6-0
• Bernarda Pera (6) beat Marie Bouzkova: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Magda Linette (3) beat Jasmine Paolini: 3-6, 7-5, 6-4