Birmingham Open: Krejcikova moves into quarter-finals

Second seed Barbora Krejcikova beat wildcard Harriet Dart 6-3, 6-4 to move into the last eight of the Birmingham Open at Edgbaston Priory Club on Thursday.

Krejcikova, ranked No 25, will face Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No 7 seed, next.

Barbora Krejcikova won against Australian qualifier Daria Saville (6-1, 7-6 (5)) in the previous round of the Birmingham tournament.

Dart, ranked No 101, won against Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima (6-3, 6-3).

Birmingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Caroline Dolehide vs. Elise Mertens
• Diana Shnaider beat Marie Bouzkova (8): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Yulia Putintseva beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-3, 6-0
• Anastasia Potapova beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-3, 7-5
• Leylah Fernandez (6) beat Viktorija Golubic (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Sloane Stephens (WC): 6-4, 6-2
• Ajla Tomljanovic beat Lin Zhu: 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4