Ahead of her victory, the 21-year-old Frenchman defeated Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (6-3, 6-2).

Saville, ranked No 84, won against Frenchwoman Clara Burel, the No 4 seed (6-3, 6-3) 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):

• Emma Raducanu vs. Daria Snigur
• Francesca Jones vs. Ashlyn Krueger
• Magdalena Frech vs. Tatjana Maria
• Ons Jabeur vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
• Heather Watson vs. Karolina Pliskova
• Rebecca Marino vs. Katie Boulter: wednesday
• Kimberly Birrell beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-0