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Pliskova too good for Watson in Nottingham, reaches quarter-finals

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Pliskova too good for Watson in Nottingham, reaches quarter-finals

No 6 seed Karolina Pliskova reached the last eight of the Nottingham Open by beating wildcard Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4 at Nottingham Tennis Centre.

Pliskova, ranked No 50, will face the winner of the match between Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the top seed, and qualifier Linda Fruhvirtova next.

Ahead of her victory, Karolina Pliskova defeated American Alycia Parks (6-4, 6-4).

Watson, ranked No 158, edged out American Kayla Day (4-6, 6-0, 6-4) in the previous round of the Nottingham tournament.

Nottingham WTA 250, other last-16 results (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

  • Ons Jabeur vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
  • Francesca Jones vs. Ashlyn Krueger
  • Emma Raducanu vs. Daria Snigur
  • Magdalena Frech vs. Tatjana Maria
  • Katie Boulter (3) beat Rebecca Marino (Q): 6-4, 6-3
  • Diane Parry beat Daria Saville: 6-4, 6-1
  • Kimberly Birrell (Q) beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-0

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