Irina Camelia Begu vs Shuai Zhang — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
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, 5 May 2014
clay
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Begu I.
6-4 7-5
Zhang S.
Begu I.
672
Zhang S.
450

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Shuai Zhang 6-4 7-5 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-07St. PetersburgR32hardIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-1
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.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.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
62
Break points saved·Even
58
55
Break points won·Slight edge
88
83
Deciding sets·Even
81
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Zhang S.
Freshness·Even
98
96

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[8]
Halep S.[4]
1-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.[4]
Kvitova P.[5]
6-746-36-2
Sharapova M.[8]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[5]
Williams S.[1]
DEF
Radwanska A.[3]
Garcia C.
6-44-66-4
Sharapova M.[8]
Li N.[2]
2-67-656-3
Halep S.[4]
Ivanovic A.[11]
6-26-2
R16
Williams S.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Garcia C.
Errani S.[10]
6-24-66-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Vinci R.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.[8]
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Li N.[2]
Stephens S.[16]
2-66-36-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Halep S.[4]
Lisicki S.[15]
5-76-36-2
R32
Garcia C.
Kirilenko M.
DEF
Williams S.[1]
Peng S.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Safarova L.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[5]
Lepchenko V.
2-66-26-1
Halep S.[4]
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.[15]
Begu I.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.[11]
Jovanovski B.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.[6]
6-25-77-63
Errani S.[10]
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Vinci R.
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[8]
Mchale C.
6-14-66-4
Stosur S.
Muguruza G.
7-53-66-1
Stephens S.[16]
Cetkovska P.
6-42-66-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
6-34-67-66
Li N.[2]
Zheng J.
6-26-3
R64
Williams S.[1]
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Peng S.
Nara K.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Meusburger Y.
7-666-4
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.[12]
1-66-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Beck A.
6-27-5
Lepchenko V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-44-66-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Cirstea S.
6-15-77-64
Arruabarrena L.
Pironkova T.
6-36-4
Begu I.
Zhang S.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.[11]
Keys M.
6-17-64
Jovanovski B.
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Torro Flor M.
6-44-66-1
Jankovic J.[6]
Svitolina E.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Mladenovic K.
6-47-5
Schiavone F.
Vesnina E.
6-46-736-4
Errani S.[10]
Petkovic A.
7-56-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Vinci R.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Cornet A.
6-34-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Bouchard E.
7-636-2
Sharapova M.[8]
Koukalova K.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Davis L.
7-626-3
Muguruza G.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-37-62
Stephens S.[16]
Niculescu M.
2-66-36-2
Cetkovska P.
Voegele S.
6-16-3
Zheng J.
Duque Marino M.
7-656-2
Garcia C.
Kerber A.[7]
6-32-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Kanepi K.
6-776-16-2
Halep S.[4]
Goerges J.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.[15]
Pliskova K.
6-26-756-3
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.[9]
6-46-0
Li N.[2]
Flipkens K.
6-17-67