Kvitova ends Boulter run to make quarter-finals in Eastbourne
Petra Kvitova edged out Katie Boulter 5-7, 6-0, 7-5 on Wednesday and will face the winner of the match between wildcard Harriet Dart and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the last eight
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Czech Petra Kvitova, the No 14 seed, edged out wildcard Katie Boulter 5-7, 6-0, 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International at Devonshire Park Lawn Club on Wednesday afternoon.
Kvitova, ranked No 31, will face the winner of the match between wildcard Harriet Dart and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk next.
The Czech defeated Croat qualifier Donna Vekic (6-1, 7-6 (1)) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Boulter, ranked No 127, won against Czech Tereza Martincova (7-5, 7-6 (5)) and upset Czech Karolina Pliskova, the No 4 seed (1-6, 6-4, 6-4).
Eastbourne WTA 500, other second-round results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 757.900, most recent results first):
- Viktoriya Tomova (LL) beat Kirsten Flipkens (Q): 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Camila Giorgi (12) beat Garbine Muguruza (5): 7-5, 6-3
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