Live: Aussie Birrell chasing quarterfinal berth at Brisbane International

We have hit the hour mark and the primary set remains to be in play.

Kimberly Birrell and Anastasia Potapova are shifting right into a tie-break to determine the opening set.

Anastasia Potapova has needed to dig deep to carry serve within the eleventh recreation of the opening set towards Kimberly Birrell.

Birrell had three break factors, all of which had been saved by her Russian opponent.

Potapova had earlier saved two break factors to carry serve within the ninth recreation.

It’ 6-5 to Potapova within the first set, with video games on serve.

The primary set is stage at 4-4 in Kimberly Birrell’s round-of-16 encounter towards Russian Anastasia Potapova.

Birrell did have a break level within the seventh recreation however could not convert.

The winner of this match will play both Anhelina Kalinina or Yuan Yue within the quarterfinals.

Taylah Preston is a set away from shifting by to the semifinals in Canberra.

The younger Aussie received the opening set towards Alexandra Eala 6-4, 6-4.

Kimberly Birrell had a break-point alternative within the fifth recreation however Anastasia Potapova fights her means out of hassle.

The Russian leads 3-2 on serve within the opening set.

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Taylah Preston has already damaged Alexandra Eala’s serve of their quarterfinal in Canberra.

Preston leads 3-2 within the first set.

Excellent work from Kimberly Birrell to instantly break again towards Anastasia Potapova.

The Aussie did not drop her head and lose focus, and now the primary set is again on serve.

Birrell will serve within the fourth recreation with Potapova main 2-1.

It is not the beginning Australia’s Kimberly Birrell wished to make towards Anastasia Potapova.

Birrell dropped her opening service recreation and trails 0-2 towards the Russian.

Potapova, ranked 35 on the planet, is producing important energy from her forehand on the baseline, forcing Birrell to play defence.

Madison Keys appears to be in a rush to get off the court docket throughout the Tasman.

The highest seed received the primary set towards Jaqueline Cristian 6-1.

The winner of this match will play Danish fifth seed Clara Tauson within the quarterfinals.

In a late-finishing match within the Wednesday evening session, Australia’s Jordan Thompson overcame a sluggish begin to defeat Alex Michelsen 7-5, 6-3 and attain the quarterfinals.

Thompson will play Bulgarian defending champion Grigor Dimitrov within the final eight.

It is quarterfinal day within the nationwide capital, with Australia’s Taylah Preston on court docket warming up for her match with Alexandra Eala of the Philippines.

We’ll maintain you up to date with the progress of that match.

In the meantime, primary seed Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain is thru to the semifinals by way of a  6-3, 6-3 win over Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva.

Prime-seeded American Madison Keys is on court docket for her Auckland round-of-16 conflict towards Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian.

Keys has an early service break and leads the unseeded Cristian 3-1.

We’re not distant from Kimberly Birrell taking to Pat Rafter Enviornment for her round-of-16 match towards Anastasia Potapova.

The Aussie offered one of many upsets of the event on New 12 months’s Day when she defeated second second Emma Navarro in straight units.

We’ll maintain you throughout the Birrell-Potapova as soon as it is underway.

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