Lyon Open: Potapova books spot in last eight

Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No 5 seed, won against French wildcard Clara Burel 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the last eight of the Lyon Open at the Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon on Thursday.

Potapova, ranked No 43, will face the winner of the match between Belgian Maryna Zanevska and Chinese Shuai Zhang, the second seed, next.

The 21-year-old Russian defeated Spanish qualifier Marina Bassols Ribera (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Lyon tournament, Burel, ranked No 107, beat Romanian Ana Bogdan (7-5, 6-4).

Lyon WTA 250, other second-round results (Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Jasmine Paolini vs. Erika Andreeva
• Caroline Garcia vs. Alison Van Uytvanck
• Maryna Zanevska vs. Shuai Zhang
• Danka Kovinic (7) beat Anna Bondar: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Linda Noskova (Q) beat Mayar Sherif (6): 6-3, 6-2
• Camila Osorio beat Jule Niemeier: 7-6 (5), 7-5
• Alycia Parks beat Petra Martic (4): 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2