Kimberly Birrell vs Barbora Krejcikova — R32 — Eastbourne International

Kimberly Birrell, ranked #73, took out world #39 Barbora Krejcikova on the back of a 5-of-8 break-point haul against the Czech's 3 of 8 — the return chances were the entire margin in a match where the two split just five total points (75-70). Birrell broke twice in the opening three games for the 6-3 set, then traded breaks across the final four games of the second before edging the tiebreak 8-6, going a perfect 2 of 2 on break points in that set. Krejcikova arrived off a Rosmalen final but converted just 2 of 6 break chances in the second.