Birmingham Classic: Fruhvirtova books spot in quarter-finals

Czech Linda Fruhvirtova moved into the last eight of the Birmingham Classic by beating American Bernarda Pera, the No 6 seed, 6-1, 7-6 (3) at Edgbaston Priory Club on Wednesday afternoon.

Fruhvirtova, ranked No 57, will face the winner of the match between top seed Barbora Krejcikova and qualifier Tereza Martincova next.

The 18-year-old Czech won against Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina (6-2, 6-0) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Birmingham tournament, Pera, ranked No 27, defeated Czech Marie Bouzkova (6-4, 7-6 (3)).

Birmingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Venus Williams vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Sorana Cirstea vs. Magdalena Frech
• Catherine McNally vs. Anastasia Potapova
• Rebecca Marino vs. Emina Bektas
• Barbora Krejcikova vs. Tereza Martincova
• Anhelina Kalinina vs. Harriet Dart
• Magda Linette vs. Lin Zhu