Next stop was Erakovic's first English tournament of the year, the Premier-level Aegon Classic at Birmingham, and again she competed only in the singles. Placed in the qualifying draw, she started with a 6–1, 6–2 win over Alla Kudryavtseva in just over an hour, which included three consecutive aces to win her second service game. The match could not be completed before nightfall on the first day, but Erakovic wrapped it up in just nine minutes on the second morning. Starting just two hours later, her second-round match was a titanic struggle against Belgian Kirsten Flipkens. Erakovic dropped one service game in the first set; they each dropped one in the second, forcing a tie-breaker which Erakovic won comfortably 7–1; and they both held serve through the third set until the rain came with Flipkens leading 6–5. After a break of more than an hour, the players returned to see Erakovic hold her nerve, and her serve, to set up another tie-breaker. She prevailed again, the final score being 4–6, 7–6, 7–6.