Monastir Open: Zidansek books spot in last eight

Slovenian Tamara Zidansek moved into the quarter-finals of the Monastir Open by winning against Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No 6 seed, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 at the Monastir Tennis Club on Thursday.

Zidansek, ranked No 101, will face Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 3 seed, next.

The Slovenian edged out Spanish qualifier Marina Bassols Ribera (5-7, 6-3, 7-5) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Jasmin Open Tunisia, Potapova, ranked No 51, defeated wildcard Mirra Andreeva (6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3).

Monastir WTA 250, other second-round results:

• Ons Jabeur vs. Evgeniya Rodina
• Petra Martic vs. Moyuka Uchijima
• Magdalena Frech vs. Veronika Kudermetova
• Elise Mertens (5) beat Despina Papamichail (Q): 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
• Alize Cornet beat Harriet Dart: 6-3, 6-4
• Diane Parry beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-3, 1-0 ret.
• Claire Liu beat Katerina Siniakova (7): 7-5, 6-2