Hamburg Open: Shnaider moves into quarter-finals

Russian Diana Shnaider moved into the last eight of the Hamburg Open by winning against Austrian Julia Grabher, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 6-2 at Am Rothenbaum on Tuesday evening.

Shnaider, ranked No 101, will play American Bernarda Pera, the No 3 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 19-year-old Russian beat qualifier Polina Kudermetova (6-0, 4-6, 6-1).

Grabher, ranked No 61, defeated Romanian qualifier Miriam Bulgaru (6-4, 6-4) in the previous round of the Hamburg tournament.

Hamburg WTA 250, other last 16 results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 225.480, most recent results first):

• Panna Udvardy vs. Eva Lys
• Arantxa Rus vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Tamara Korpatsch vs. Daria Saville
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Jule Niemeier
• Storm Hunter vs. Noma Noha Akugue
• Bernarda Pera beat Kaia Kanepi: 7-6 (6), 6-1
• Martina Trevisan beat Camila Osorio (8): 6-1, 6-3