Irina Camelia Begu vs Alberta BriantiMarbella Round of 32

Marbella · WTA · Round of 32
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2011
clay
46 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
6-4 6-1
Brianti A.
Begu I.
662
Brianti A.
41

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Alberta Brianti 6-4 6-1 in the Marbella round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alberta Brianti came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Irina Camelia Begu had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Alberta Brianti in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-30BudapestR32clayAlberta Brianti6-4 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Brianti A.

Brianti A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
44
Break points won·Dominant
88
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
32
Tiebreaks·
88

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
99

Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About