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English pair Laura Massaro and Nick Matthew, both former champions, are safely into the quarter-finals of the British Open in Hull.

Massaro, the fifth seed and 2013 champion, defeated Egyptian qualifier Mayar Hany 11-5 11-1 11-9.

Matthew, who is trying to win his first British Open title since 2012, beat German Simon Rosner 11-7 11-5 5-11 11-3

Thirteenth seed Emily Whitlock upset eighth seed Alison Waters 11-4 11-7 11-9 in an all-English last-16 contest.

Massaro, 33, a former world number one, recovered from falling 4-1 down early on, saying: "She came out quite attacking and it took me a few rallies to calm things down.

"I needed to get some longer rallies into the game and I just tried to get on the volley, take the ball early and just keep the pace really high."

Whitlock, the world number 15, is through to the quarter-finals for the first time, and said: "I just didn't think I'd win. I'm pretty chuffed about it.

"I've beaten Alison once before in practice but it's never the same - tournament wins are just amazing."