Eastbourne Open: Yuan through to last 16 as Potapova retires

Chinese Yue Yuan reached the last 16 of the Eastbourne Open when Russian Anastasia Potapova retired at Devonshire Park Lawn Club.

Yuan, ranked No 38, led 6-3, 6-6 when Potapova, ranked No 39, pulled out on Monday evening at Devonshire Park Lawn Club.

The Chinese will play the winner of the match between Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 6 seed, and Chinese Xinyu Wang next.

Eastbourne WTA 500, other last-32 results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 922.573, most recent results first):

• Daria Kasatkina vs. Xinyu Wang
• Katie Boulter vs. Petra Martic
• Sloane Stephens vs. Emma Raducanu
• Karolina Muchova vs. Elina Avanesyan
• Yuriko Lily Miyazaki vs. Elise Mertens
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Viktorija Golubic
• Leylah Fernandez vs. Barbora Krejcikova: monday
• Jelena Ostapenko (5) beat Greet Minnen (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Harriet Dart (WC) beat Marie Bouzkova: 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-4
• Magda Linette (Q) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (8): 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Anhelina Kalinina (Q) beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-3, 6-2