Anabel Medina Garrigues vs Irina Camelia Begu — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · WTA · Quarter-final
ESP
Anabel Medina Garrigues
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2011
clay
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Medina Garrigues A.
6-2 1-6 6-0
Begu I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6162
Begu I.
2601

Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-2 1-6 6-0 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Anabel Medina Garrigues claimed a first win over Irina Camelia Begu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-04BudapestSFclayIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Medina Garrigues A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Medina Garrigues A.

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
Medina Garrigues A.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Medina Garrigues A.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
26
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
48
58
Break points won·Clear edge
75
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
60
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Medina Garrigues A.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
98

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Hercog P.
Pennetta F.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Cetkovska P.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Koukalova K.
6-16-1
Cetkovska P.
Errani S.
5-76-37-64
Medina Garrigues A.
Begu I.
6-21-66-0
R16
Cetkovska P.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-17-5
Begu I.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Parmentier P.
7-56-1
Hercog P.
Brianti A.
6-26-4
Koukalova K.
Mijacika A.
7-54-66-3
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.
2-66-16-1
Pennetta F.
Johansson M.
4-67-57-5
R32
Pironkova T.
Tatishvili A.
6-27-5
Arruabarrena L.
Dentoni C.
6-37-65
Begu I.
Camerin M.
6-27-5
Vinci R.
Karatantcheva S.
6-27-5
Amanmuradova A.
Gojnea M.
7-646-2
Cetkovska P.
Bovina E.
6-17-5
Hercog P.
Knapp K.
5-76-46-2
Brianti A.
Albano S.
6-16-0
Mijacika A.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-36-3
Koukalova K.
Pivovarova A.
0-66-16-1
Cirstea S.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-2
Johansson M.
Rezai A.
7-656-1
Pennetta F.
Grymalska A.
6-46-1
Errani S.
Kulikova R.
6-16-3
Parmentier P.
Craybas J.
6-43-66-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Floris A.
6-36-3