Nottingham Open: Parry beats Saville to reach quarter-finals
Diane Parry beat Daria Saville 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon. She’ll face Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell in the next round
Diane Parry – Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic
Frenchwoman Diane Parry beat Australian Daria Saville 6-4, 6-1 to reach the last eight of the Nottingham Open at Nottingham Tennis Centre.
Parry, ranked No 64, will face Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell next.
Ahead of her victory, the 21-year-old Frenchman defeated Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (6-3, 6-2).
Saville, ranked No 84, won against Frenchwoman Clara Burel, the No 4 seed (6-3, 6-3) in the previous round of the Nottingham tournament.
Nottingham WTA 250, other last-16 results (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Emma Raducanu vs. Daria Snigur
- Francesca Jones vs. Ashlyn Krueger
- Magdalena Frech vs. Tatjana Maria
- Ons Jabeur vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
- Heather Watson vs. Karolina Pliskova
- Rebecca Marino vs. Katie Boulter: wednesday
- Kimberly Birrell beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-0
