Lesia Tsurenko defeated Daria Kasatkina 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Lesia Tsurenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Lesia Tsurenko extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Tsurenko L. came through in three sets.
Tsurenko L. and Kasatkina D. faced 15 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Tsurenko L. went 6–13 (32%) against them, Kasatkina D. 13–9 (59%). Kasatkina D. came out better against 5 of 13 comparable opponents, Tsurenko L. against 2 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
Grass: Tsurenko L. leads 1–0 · Hard: Tsurenko L. leads 1–0
Lesia Tsurenko beat Daria Kasatkina 1-6 6-3 6-3. Umpiry, "Lesia Tsurenko vs Daria Kasatkina — Birmingham Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-06-18/kasatkina-vs-tsurenko-birmingham-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 18 June 2018).