Muchova continues comeback by reaching Eastbourne quarters

Karolina Muchova reached the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne Open by beating Pole qualifier Magda Linette 6-4, 6-1 at Devonshire Park Lawn Club on Wednesday.

Out for 10 months due to injury, Muchova, ranked No 35, will play American Madison Keys, the No 4 seed, next.

Karolina Muchova benefited from the abandonment of Russian qualifier Elina Avanesyan (3-1) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament, Linette, ranked No 46, edged out Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the No 8 seed (1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4).

Eastbourne WTA 500, other last 16 results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 922.573, most recent results first):

• Elise Mertens vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Emma Raducanu vs. Jessica Pegula
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Yue Yuan
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Sofia Kenin vs. Harriet Dart
• Jelena Ostapenko vs. Katie Boulter: wednesday
• Madison Keys beat Anhelina Kalinina (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-1