Queen’s: Anisimova advances to last eight

American Amanda Anisimova, the No 8 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Queen’s by beating wildcard Sonay Kartal 6-1, 6-3 at Queen’s Club in London on Wednesday.

Anisimova, ranked No 15, will face American Emma Navarro, the No 3 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Queen’s tournament, the American edged out wildcard Jodie Burrage (4-6, 6-3, 6-4).

Kartal, ranked No 50, won against Australian Daria Kasatkina (6-1, 3-6, 6-3) during the first round of the Queen’s tournament.

London WTA 500, other second-round results (Queen’s Club, grass, USD 1.415.000, most recent results first):

• Qinwen Zheng vs. McCartney Kessler
• Emma Raducanu vs. Rebecca Sramkova
• Heather Watson vs. Elena Rybakina
• Diana Shnaider vs. Katie Boulter
• Anastasia Zakharova vs. Madison Keys
• Tatjana Maria (Q) beat Karolina Muchova (6): 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1
• Emma Navarro beat Beatriz Haddad Maia: 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3