14 Jun 2013

A win and a loss for Erakovic

12:50 pm on 14 June 2013

The New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic has had a mixed day at the Birmingham grass-court tournament, winning her doubles match, but losing her singles.

Erakovic and Cara Black of Zimbabwe have beaten the second seeds Han Ching Chan of Taipei and Liezel Huber of the United States in a tie break in their quarter-final.

Their semi-final opponents are yet to be found.

Earlier Erakovic was beaten in the third round of singles by Francesca Schiavone, the Italian winning 7-6 6-3.