Birmingham Classic: Linda Fruhvirtova advances to last 16, beats Svitolina
Linda Fruhvirtova beat Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-0 on Monday afternoon and will play American Bernarda Pera, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Linda Fruhvirtova at the 2023 Australian Open
Image Credit: AI/Reuters/Panoramic
Czech Linda Fruhvirtova advanced to the last 16 of the Birmingham Classic by defeating Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-0 at Edgbaston Priory Club on Monday.
Fruhvirtova, ranked No 57, will play American Bernarda Pera, the No 6 seed, next.
Birmingham WTA 250, other 32 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Linda Noskova vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Magdalena Frech vs. Barbora Strycova
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Ana Bogdan
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Anastasia Potapova
- Harriet Dart vs. Jodie Burrage
- Emina Bektas vs. Shuai Zhang
- Rebecca Marino vs. Xiyu Wang
- Katie Boulter vs. Lin Zhu
- Tereza Martincova vs. Viktoriya Tomova
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Venus Williams vs. Camila Giorgi
- Lauren Davis vs. Catherine McNally
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Alycia Parks: monday
- Bernarda Pera beat Marie Bouzkova: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Magda Linette (3) beat Jasmine Paolini: 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
You might also like this
Svitolina caps emotional return with Auckland title after 15-week sabbatical
tennis majors
Linda Fruhvirtova ends three-year Slam drought in Melbourne
tennis majors
Svitolina back on top of Rome eight years on, beating world Nos. 2, 3 and 4 in four days
tennis majors
“Just couldn’t dream about a better year”: Svitolina’s post-maternity comeback reaches a Rome final
tennis majors
People in this post
More tennis news
October 7, 2026
October 7, 1999: The day John McEnroe started his Davis Cup captaincy by offending Zimbabwe, his team’s first opponents
The day U.S. Davis Cup captain John McEnroe caused controversy with his 'cow...
Alexandre Sokolowski
October 6, 2026
Djokovic wins seventh Beijing title and 102nd career crown as injured de Minaur retires
Novak Djokovic (No. 6) won his seventh China Open title on Tuesday when...
Tennis Majors
October 6, 2026
“What a journey since I got injured”: Alcaraz defends Tokyo title against Lehecka for first trophy since injury
Carlos Alcaraz (No. 1) beat Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Tuesday to...
Tennis Majors
October 6, 2026
Sinner ends 2026 season due to knee inflammation, misses ATP Finals
Jannik Sinner's 2026 season is over: the Italian will undergo treatment for inflammation...
Cédric Rouquette
October 6, 2026
October 6, 1986: The day Pat Cash clashed with Brad Gilbert en route to Davis Cup glory
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history....
Alexandre Sokolowski
Your comments