Birmingham Classic: Potapova moves into last 16

Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No 4 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Birmingham Classic by edging out Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 at Edgbaston Priory Club on Tuesday evening.

Potapova, ranked No 21, will play Catherine McNally 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
• Emina Bektas vs. Shuai Zhang
• Rebecca Marino vs. Xiyu Wang
• 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