Irina Camelia Begu vs Jelena OstapenkoFed Cup G1 RR: ROU vs LAT Round Robin

Fed Cup G1 RR: ROU vs LAT · WTA · Round Robin
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 8 February 2014
hard
#29WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Begu I.
6-3 6-3
Ostapenko J.
Begu I.
662
Ostapenko J.
330

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-3 in the Fed Cup G1 RR: ROU vs LAT round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #29. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-02Adelaide 1R16hardIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-0
2022-06-27WimbledonR32grassJelena Ostapenko3-6 6-1 6-1
2018-05-07MadridR64clayIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Ostapenko J.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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

Serve & return on hard

Begu I.Ostapenko J.
Serve
10
Return
45

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
5.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
79
Break points won·Clear edge
88
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
96
Tiebreaks·Even
88
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
99
96

Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Ostapenko J.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About