Elina Svitolina defeated Alize Cornet 6-4 6-2 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Svitolina E. took it in straight sets.
Svitolina E. and Cornet A. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Svitolina E. went 6–8 (43%) against them, Cornet A. 6–7 (46%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 2 better-results split).
Grass: Svitolina E. leads 1–0 · Clay: Svitolina E. leads 3–1 · Hard: Cornet A. leads 1–0
Elina Svitolina beat Alize Cornet 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Elina Svitolina vs Alize Cornet — Birmingham Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-06-18/cornet-vs-svitolina-birmingham-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 18 June 2018).