Birmingham Open: Shnaider makes last 8

Russian Diana Shnaider reached the quarter-finals of the Birmingham Open by beating No 8 seed Marie Bouzkova 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Edgbaston Priory Club on Thursday.

Shnaider, ranked No 49, will play Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto next.

Ahead of her victory, the 20-year-old Russian won against qualifier Amelia Rajecki (7-5, 6-3).

Bouzkova, ranked No 37, edged out wildcard Heather Watson (3-6, 6-4, 7-5) in the previous round of the Birmingham tournament.

Birmingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Caroline Dolehide vs. Elise Mertens
• Harriet Dart vs. Barbora Krejcikova
• Yulia Putintseva beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-3, 6-0
• Anastasia Potapova (7) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-3, 7-5
• Leylah Fernandez (6) beat Viktorija Golubic (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Sloane Stephens (WC): 6-4, 6-2
• Ajla Tomljanovic beat Lin Zhu: 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4