Birmingham Classic: Zhu upsets Linette to reach quarter-finals
Lin Zhu won against Magda Linette 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday and will face the winner of the match between Canadian lucky loser Rebecca Marino and American qualifier Emina Bektas in the next round
Lin Zhu wins at the 2023 US Open © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Chinese Lin Zhu won against Pole Magda Linette, the No 3 seed, 6-3, 6-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the Birmingham Classic at Edgbaston Priory Club on Wednesday afternoon.
Zhu, ranked No 39, will play the winner of the match between Canadian lucky loser Rebecca Marino and American qualifier Emina Bektas next.
The Chinese defeated Katie Boulter (7-5, 7-5) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Birmingham tournament, Linette, ranked No 20, edged out Italian Jasmine Paolini (3-6, 7-5, 6-4).
Birmingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Catherine McNally vs. Anastasia Potapova
- Venus Williams vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Tereza Martincova
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Magdalena Frech
- Rebecca Marino vs. Emina Bektas
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Harriet Dart: wednesday
- Linda Fruhvirtova beat Bernarda Pera (6): 6-1, 7-6 (3)
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