Irina Camelia Begu vs Veronica Cepede Royg — Rio de Janeiro Round of 16

Rio de Janeiro · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2014
clay
PAR
Veronica Cepede Royg
34 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Begu I.
6-3 5-7 6-1
Cepede Royg V.
Begu I.
6562
Cepede Royg V.
3711

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Veronica Cepede Royg 6-3 5-7 6-1 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Veronica Cepede Royg came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Veronica Cepede Royg in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Camelia Begu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-26AcapulcoR16hardVeronica Cepede Royg7-6(3) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cepede Royg V.

Cepede Royg V.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Cepede Royg V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Cepede Royg V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
15
Break points saved·Dominant
58
25
Break points won·Clear edge
88
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Cepede Royg V.
Freshness·
99
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Nara K.[5]
Koukalova K.[1]
6-14-66-1
Semi-finals
Koukalova K.[1]
Pereira T.[4]
6-26-1
Nara K.[5]
Burnett N.[6]
6-43-66-2
Quarter-finals
Nara K.[5]
Dominguez Lino L.
7-652-0
Koukalova K.[1]
Piter K.
6-46-0
Pereira T.[4]
Begu I.
6-46-4
Burnett N.[6]
Ormaechea P.
5-76-27-5
R16
Koukalova K.[1]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-46-1
Piter K.
Pfizenmaier D.
5-76-36-1
Pereira T.[4]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-27-65
Burnett N.[6]
Van Uytvanck A.
0-66-36-2
Ormaechea P.
Bertens K.
7-57-5
Nara K.[5]
Friedsam A.
6-07-63
Dominguez Lino L.
Scheepers C.
2-67-676-1
Begu I.
Cepede Royg V.
6-35-76-1
R32
Piter K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-3
Pfizenmaier D.
Strycova B.
2-66-46-3
Pereira T.[4]
Cadantu Ignatik A.[4]
6-36-4
Mayr Achleitner P.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-3
Cepede Royg V.
Goncalves P.
7-57-68
Begu I.
King V.
6-46-0
Burnett N.[6]
Torro Flor M.[6]
7-56-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Bertens K.
Kovinic D.
7-56-0
Nara K.[5]
Hsieh S.[5]
6-36-2
Friedsam A.
Kichenok N.
6-26-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Ormaechea P.
Gibbs N.
6-26-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Pigossi L.
6-06-1
Scheepers C.
Babos T.
2-66-36-2
Koukalova K.[1]
Duque Marino M.[1]
6-46-4