Gavrilova into Birmingham quarter-finals

Australia's Daria Gavrilova has edged into the quarter-finals of the Ageon Classic, seeing off Katerina Siniakova in three sets.

Australian No.1 Daria Gavrilova has edged into the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon warm-up event in Birmingham with a 7-5 2-6 6-4 win over Czech Katerina Siniakova .

The world No.21 battled with her serve in hot conditions in England's second city, being broken six times, but showed great character to see off her 40th-ranked rival in just under two-and-a-half hours.

Fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty will face eighth-seeded Czech Barbra Strycova later on Wednesday.


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