Birmingham Classic: Qualifier Bektas makes last 16

American qualifier Emina Bektas reached the last 16 of the Birmingham Classic by beating Chinese Shuai Zhang, the No 7 seed, 6-4, 6-3 at Edgbaston Priory Club on Wednesday.

Bektas, ranked No 150, will face the winner of the match between Canadian lucky loser Rebecca Marino and Chinese qualifier Xiyu Wang next.

Birmingham WTA 250, other last-32 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Tereza Martincova vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Barbora Krejcikova vs. Cristina Bucsa
• Rebecca Marino vs. Xiyu Wang: wednesday
• Anastasia Potapova (4) beat Marta Kostyuk: 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4
• Harriet Dart (WC) beat Jodie Burrage (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
• Magdalena Frech (Q) beat Barbora Strycova: 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Lin Zhu beat Katie Boulter: 7-5, 7-5
• Jelena Ostapenko (2) beat Linda Noskova: 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
• Sorana Cirstea (8) beat Ana Bogdan (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
• Catherine McNally beat Lauren Davis: 6-1, 7-5
• Venus Williams (WC) beat Camila Giorgi: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6)
• Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Alycia Parks: 6-4, 6-4
• Linda Fruhvirtova beat Elina Svitolina (WC): 6-2, 6-0
• Bernarda Pera (6) beat Marie Bouzkova: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Magda Linette (3) beat Jasmine Paolini: 3-6, 7-5, 6-4