Irina Camelia Begu vs Kaia Kanepi — Oeiras Round of 16

Oeiras · 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 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2014
clay
EST5
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Begu I.
6-4 7-5
Kanepi K.
Begu I.
672
Kanepi K.
450

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 7-5 in the Oeiras round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Kaia Kanepi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayKaia Kanepi6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.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.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
69
Break points won·Clear edge
88
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Kanepi K.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Draw

Final
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Vesnina E.[8]
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Begu I.
7-636-1
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Hercog P.
6-16-3
Begu I.
Bacsinszky T.
6-37-66
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Bouchard E.[2]
6-46-1
Vesnina E.[8]
Vinci R.[4]
7-654-67-5
R16
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Strycova B.
6-06-0
Hercog P.
Safarova L.[6]
6-34-66-2
Bacsinszky T.
Jabeur O.
7-56-0
Begu I.
Kanepi K.[5]
6-47-5
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Torro Flor M.
5-76-46-1
Bouchard E.[2]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-2
Vinci R.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-2
Vesnina E.[8]
Jovanovski B.
5-77-57-67
R32
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Voegele S.
2-66-26-4
Bacsinszky T.
Stosur S.[3]
6-46-0
Jabeur O.
Koehler M.
6-36-1
Begu I.
Nara K.
6-17-65
Vesnina E.[8]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-1
Jovanovski B.
Puig M.
6-44-66-4
Wickmayer Y.
Radwanska U.
6-47-5
Vinci R.[4]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-24-66-1
Torro Flor M.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Shvedova Y.
Knapp K.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[2]
Kleybanova A.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Zhang S.
6-46-0
Safarova L.[6]
Rybarikova M.
4-66-06-0
Strycova B.
Oprandi R.
4-66-16-4
Kanepi K.[5]
Meusburger Y.
6-26-1