Nottingham Open: Cornet knocks out Sakkari to book spot in quarter-finals

Frenchwoman Alize Cornet won against Greek Maria Sakkari, the top seed, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open at Nottingham Tennis Centre on Wednesday evening.

Cornet, ranked No 72, will play the winner of the match between American qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik and Italian Camila Giorgi, the No 7 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Nottingham tournament, the 33-year-old Frenchman edged out wildcard Katie Swan (2-6, 6-1, 6-4).

Sakkari, ranked No 8, beat Chinese Xiyu Wang (6-2, 7-6 (6)) during the 32 of the Nottingham tournament.

Nottingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Magda Linette vs. Jodie Burrage
• Anhelina Kalinina vs. Harriet Dart
• Katie Boulter vs. Daria Snigur
• Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Camila Giorgi
• Heather Watson (Q) beat Tatjana Maria: 6-4, 6-4
• Magdalena Frech beat Lin Zhu (8): 6-2, 6-4
• Viktorija Golubic beat Donna Vekic (4): 6-4, 6-1