Ashleigh Barty through to quarter-finals at Eastbourne tournament

ASHLEIGH Barty continues to make promising headway after the Queensland prodigy reached the quarter-finals in Eastbourne as bad weather impacted the French Open.

Ashleigh Barty has made a strong return to tennis.

ASHLEIGH Barty continues to make promising headway after the Queensland prodigy reached the quarter-finals in Eastbourne as bad weather impacted the French Open.

Barty, 19, is into the Eastbourne quarter-finals after overcoming injured Slovakian former top-tener Daniela Hantuchova 6-3 4-0.

Progressing in a session where Canberra’s Alison Bai lost 6-4 6-2 to Briton Tara Moore and Storm Sanders fell 6-1 7-5 to Croat talent Donna Vekic, Barty is revelling on English grass.

Ashleigh Barty has made a strong return to tennis.

Sidelined from tennis for 17 months as she chased a cricket career, Barty again underlined her rich talent.

In Manchester, defending champion Sam Groth continued a strong run with a 6-3 3-6 6-4 result over local Liam Broady.

Sydney’s James Duckworth downed Slovenian Grega Zemlja 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-1 as Victorian Marino Matosevic lost to Sergiy Stakhovsky.

But Matt Reid scored an excellent 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 win over Russian Konstantin Kravchuk.

Originally published as Ashleigh Barty through to quarter-finals at Eastbourne tournament