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Kimberly Birrell defeated Alina Korneeva 6-3, 0-6, 6-2 — Wimbledon 2026 R128.
Kimberly Birrell and Alina Korneeva: Kimberly Birrell leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
The decider turned on Birrell's return, where she finally cashed the chances she'd squandered in the middle set. After converting nothing in set two (0 of 7 break points during Korneeva's 6-0 shutout), Kimberly Birrell broke to open the third and again in game three, going 3 of 4 on break points to close out the win. The widest gap on the day was conversion rate — Korneeva took 50% of her chances to Birrell's 31% — but Birrell timed hers in the set that counted. It was their first meeting and first on grass at Wimbledon.