Birmingham Open: Tomljanovic into quarter-finals
Ajla Tomljanovic edged out Lin Zhu 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday. She’ll face the winner of the match between Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 6 seed, and Swiss qualifier Viktorija Golubic in the next round
Australian Ajla Tomljanovic edged out Chinese Lin Zhu 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Birmingham Open at Edgbaston Priory Club on Wednesday.
Tomljanovic, ranked No 190, will play the winner of the match between Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 6 seed, and Swiss qualifier Viktorija Golubic next.
The Australian beat Russian Anna Blinkova (6-2, 6-1) in the previous round of the Birmingham tournament.
In the previous round of the Birmingham tournament, Zhu, ranked No 54, won against Romanian Sorana Cirstea, the No 3 seed (7-6 (2), 6-2).
Birmingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Harriet Dart vs. Barbora Krejcikova
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Elise Mertens
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Yulia Putintseva
- Diana Shnaider vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Anastasia Potapova vs. Lucia Bronzetti
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Viktorija Golubic
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Sloane Stephens