Eastbourne Open: Yuan through to last 16 as Potapova retires
Yue Yuan benefited from the retirement of Potapova (6-3, 6-6) and will face the winner of the match between Kasatkina and Xinyu Wang in the next round
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Chinese Yue Yuan reached the last 16 of the Eastbourne Open when Russian Anastasia Potapova retired at Devonshire Park Lawn Club.
Yuan, ranked No 38, led 6-3, 6-6 when Potapova, ranked No 39, pulled out on Monday evening at Devonshire Park Lawn Club.
The Chinese will play the winner of the match between Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 6 seed, and Chinese Xinyu Wang next.
Eastbourne WTA 500, other last-32 results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Xinyu Wang
- Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martic
- Sloane Stephens vs. Emma Raducanu
- Karolina Muchova vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki vs. Elise Mertens
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Viktorija Golubic
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Barbora Krejcikova: monday
- Jelena Ostapenko (5) beat Greet Minnen (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-1
- Harriet Dart (WC) beat Marie Bouzkova: 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-4
- Magda Linette (Q) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (8): 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Anhelina Kalinina (Q) beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-3, 6-2
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