Nordea Open: Tomova books spot in quarter-finals, to meet Danilovic

Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the No 9 seed, defeated Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet 7-6 (12), 6-4 to reach the last 8 of the Nordea Open at Båstad Tennisstadion in Bastad on Wednesday evening.

Tomova, ranked No 99, will play Serb Olga Danilovic, the No 8 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Swedish Open, the Bulgarian won against Latvian Darja Semenistaja (6-1, 6-4).

Paquet, ranked No 178, beat Uzbek Nigina Abduraimova (6-1, 6-3) in the previous round of the Swedish Open.

Bastad WTA 125K Series, other round of 16 results (Båstad Tennisstadion, clay, USD 115,000)

• Aliona Bolsova beat Polona Hercog: 6-3, 6-3
• Olga Danilovic beat Nellie Taraba Wallberg (WC): 6-0, 6-2
• Tamara Zidansek beat Panna Udvardy (5): 6-2, 6-1
• Claire Liu (7) beat Irina Khromacheva: 6-2, 6-4
• Yulia Putintseva (2) beat Katie Volynets: 6-0, 1-0 ret.
• Emma Navarro (1) beat Mirjam Bjorklund: 7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-1
• Rebecca Peterson vs. Louisa Chirico