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Ostapenko to face Krejcikova in Birmingham final

The top two seeds will contest the Birmingham Classic final today after Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova secured their places.

Czech top seed Krejcikova, 27, breezed past China’s Zhu Lin 6-3 6-2.

Krejcikova’s run to the final of the pre-Wimbledon grass-court event will lift her back into the world’s top 10.

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Yesterday, second seed Ostapenko came from behind to beat Russian Anastasia Potapova 5-7 6-2 6-4 and reach a third grass-court final.

Latvian Ostapenko needed three sets to secure victory for the fourth time this week, with her run to the final including a gruelling win over seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in the previous round.

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