Top-seeded Barbora Krejcíková and No. 2-seeded Jelena Ostapenko will contest the Birmingham Classic final on Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
ET after taking contrasting paths. Krejcíková hasn't dropped a set all week after dispatching Zhu Lin of China 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals on Saturday in England.
Ostapenko played her fourth consecutive three-set match when she beat fourth-seeded Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. In a matchup of former French Open champions, Ostapenko leads the head-to-head against Krejcíková 4-2, including winning their most recent match last month in the Italian Open third round.
But they have never met on grass. By beating Zhu, the 12th-ranked Krejcíková will return to the top 10. She will be playing for her seventh singles title on Sunday and second of the year, after the Czech won Dubai in February.