Yastremska upsets top seed Ostapenko to reach Birmingham quarter-finals

Top seed Jelena Ostapenko was knocked out of the Birmingham Classic at Edgbaston Priory Club on Thursday in a three set battle by Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska.

The world No 79, from Ukraine, came from a set down to oust the former Roland-Garros champion Ostapenko 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 in two hours and 15 minutes to advance to the quarter-finals.

The Latvian led 3-1 in the final set but Yastremska fought back to win six of the last eight games in the match.

Yastremska will next meet eighth seed Shuai Zhang, who defeated Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-2, 2-6, 7-5.

Birmingham WTA 250, second-round results (Edgbaston Priory Club, grass, USD 251.750)

• Camila Giorgi (3) beat Lauren Davis: 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
• Donna Vekic (Q) beat Catherine McNally: 7-5, 6-3
• Simona Halep (2) beat Harriet Dart (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• Katie Boulter (WC) beat Caroline Garcia: 7-6 (5), 6-1
• Sorana Cirstea (6) beat Aleksandra Krunic (LL): 6-1, 6-1
• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Magdalena Frech

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