Grand Est Open: Lys upsets seventh seed Burel, to play Rus in quarter-finals

German Eva Lys defeated Frenchwoman Clara Burel, the No 7 seed, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Grand Est Open at Tennis Club de Contrexéville in Contréxeville on Wednesday evening.

Lys, ranked No 159, will play Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the No 4 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 21-year-old German edged out Russian Maria Timofeeva (6-2, 2-6, 6-4).

Burel, ranked No 104, won against Barbora Palicova (7-5, 6-1) in the previous round of the Contréxeville tournament.

Contréxeville WTA 125K Series, other round of 16 results (Tennis Club de Contrexéville, clay, USD 115,000)

• Sara Errani vs. Anastasia Tikhonova
• Rosa Vicens Mas vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
• Diane Parry vs. Fiona Ferro
• Tessah Andrianjafitrimo vs. Cristina Bucsa
• Arantxa Rus beat Erika Andreeva: 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Tereza Martincova (Q) beat Hailey Baptiste: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Anna-Lena Friedsam (5) beat Aleksandra Krunic: 6-0, 7-6 (5)