Irina Camelia Begu vs Polona Hercog — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2012
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
Begu I.
6-1 7-6
Hercog P.
Begu I.
67102
Hercog P.
168–

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Polona Hercog 6-1 7-6 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in ranked #173, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Camelia Begu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-23ClevelandR16hardIrina Camelia Begu7-6(5) 7-5
2015-09-21SeoulR16hardIrina Camelia Begu6-2 6-7(6) 6-2
2015-08-03WashingtonR16hardIrina Camelia Begu3-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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
Begu I.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
68
Break points won·Clear edge
88
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
70

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Hercog P.
Freshness·Even
98
100

Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Hercog P.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
34°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Errani S.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Errani S.
Begu I.
6-46-1
Strycova B.
Robson L.
2-67-56-2
Quarter-finals
Errani S.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Cabeza Candela E.
5-76-46-4
Strycova B.
Goerges J.
7-646-746-1
Robson L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-42-66-3
R16
Goerges J.
Marosi K.
W/O
Suarez Navarro C.
Tatishvili A.
6-13-2
Robson L.
Vinci R.
6-37-5
Errani S.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-2
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Cornet A.
6-35-76-2
Begu I.
Dominguez Lino L.
3-66-16-4
Strycova B.
Cohen J.
3-66-37-5
Cabeza Candela E.
Camerin M.
7-637-5
R32
Cabeza Candela E.
Grymalska A.
6-23-66-1
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Bertens K.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Camerin M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-4
Begu I.
Hercog P.
6-17-68
Strycova B.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-57-63
Cohen J.
Dushevina V.
6-44-67-5
Marosi K.
Savinykh V.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Amanmuradova A.
6-47-68
Suarez Navarro C.
Jones S.
6-46-1
Tatishvili A.
Evtimova D.
6-26-2
Robson L.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Burnett N.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Knapp K.
6-26-2