Flavia Pennetta vs Irina Camelia Begu — Acapulco Semi-final

Acapulco · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2012
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Pennetta F.
6-2 6-2
Begu I.
Pennetta F.
662
Begu I.
22–

Flavia Pennetta defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-2 6-2 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-06-20WimbledonR128grassFlavia Pennetta7-6(3) 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

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
Pennetta F.Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Even
71
68
Break points saved·Dominant
83
58
Break points won·Even
89
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pennetta F.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Errani S.
Pennetta F.
5-77-626-0
Semi-finals
Errani S.
Vinci R.
6-46-1
Pennetta F.
Begu I.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Begu I.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-2
Errani S.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-4
Vinci R.
Krajicek M.
6-26-0
R16
Pennetta F.
Arvidsson S.
2-67-656-1
Rybarikova M.
Hermoso X.
6-33-66-3
Cabeza Candela E.
Czink M.
6-47-65
Errani S.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-46-1
Krajicek M.
Brianti A.
6-33-67-62
Vinci R.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-56-4
Begu I.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-1
Duque Marino M.
Larsson J.
4-66-16-3
R32
Foretz Gacon S.
Johansson M.
6-47-65
Vinci R.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-27-65
Krajicek M.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-53-66-3
Larsson J.
Karatantcheva S.
1-66-46-3
Begu I.
Bacsinszky T.
7-633-66-4
Tatishvili A.
Birnerova E.
6-44-66-3
Hermoso X.
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.
Dulgheru A.
2-67-57-63
Cabeza Candela E.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-4
Czink M.
Dubois S.
7-666-3
Gallovits Hall E.
Arn G.
7-57-5
Errani S.
Falconi I.
6-16-1
Brianti A.
Cornet A.
3-66-36-3
Pennetta F.
Parra Santonja A.
6-46-2
Arvidsson S.
Rampre P.
6-26-4
Duque Marino M.
Abdala N.
6-16-0