Open delle Puglie: Beatrice Ricci moves into last 8

Italian qualifier Beatrice Ricci reached the last 8 of the Open delle Puglie by edging out Chinese Xiaodi You 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon.

Beatrice Ricci will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the top seed, and American Louisa Chirico next.

In the previous round, the 20-year-old Italian won against wildcard Nuria Brancaccio (7-6 (4), 6-1).

You, ranked No 206, defeated Spaniard Marina Bassols Ribera, the No 7 seed (6-0, 6-3) in the previous round.