Jelena Ostapenko defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #32, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Jelena Ostapenko extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Ostapenko J. came through in three sets.
Ostapenko J. and Kvitova P. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Ostapenko J. went 3–4 (43%) against them, Kvitova P. 5–2 (71%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
Grass: Ostapenko J. leads 2–0 · Hard: Ostapenko J. leads 1–0