Birmingham Open: Krejcikova eases past Saville to book spot in last 16

Second seed Barbora Krejcikova beat Australian qualifier Daria Saville 6-1, 7-6 (5) to reach the last 16 of the Birmingham Open at Edgbaston Priory Club.

Krejcikova, ranked No 25, will play the winner of the match between Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima and wildcard Harriet Dart next.

Birmingham WTA 250, other last-32 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Yulia Putintseva vs. Clara Burel
• Katie Boulter vs. Anhelina Kalinina
• Karolina Pliskova vs. Caroline Dolehide
• Diana Shnaider vs. Amelia Rajecki
• Moyuka Uchijima vs. Harriet Dart
• Heather Watson vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Elise Mertens (5) beat Caroline Wozniacki (WC): 6-4, 6-1
• Leylah Fernandez (6) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 6-1, 6-1
• Viktorija Golubic (Q) beat Camila Osorio (Q): 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
• Ajla Tomljanovic beat Anna Blinkova: 6-2, 6-1
• Lin Zhu beat Sorana Cirstea (3): 7-6 (2), 6-2
• Anastasia Potapova (7) beat Elina Avanesyan (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Jelena Ostapenko (1): 6-3, 6-3
• Sloane Stephens (WC) beat Yue Yuan: 6-3, 6-3
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Magdalena Frech: 2-6, 6-3, 6-4