Irina Camelia Begu vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2014
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Begu I.
1-6 6-3 6-2
Pironkova T.
Begu I.
1662
Pironkova T.
6321

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13BirminghamR16grassTsvetana Pironkova6-3 6-3
2015-10-19MoscowR32hardIrina Camelia Begu1-6 7-6(2) 6-2
2013-06-17's HertogenboschR16grassTsvetana Pironkova7-6(7) 6-2
2013-01-07HobartR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.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.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
46
Break points won·Slight edge
88
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Pironkova T.
Freshness·
98
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Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
Begu I.
6-45-76-1
Semi-finals
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Safarova L.[4]
7-651-66-3
Quarter-finals
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
Diatchenko V.
6-13-66-3
Safarova L.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[5]
6-47-5
Siniakova K.
Giorgi C.
7-634-67-5
Begu I.
Pironkova T.
1-66-36-2
R16
Siniakova K.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Giorgi C.
Pennetta F.[3]
7-646-4
Kuznetsova S.[5]
Baindl K.
3-66-36-3
Safarova L.[4]
Tomljanovic A.
7-646-2
Begu I.
Makarova K.[2]
6-46-4
Diatchenko V.
Cibulkova D.[1]
4-66-26-2
Pironkova T.
Krunic A.
6-26-3
R32
Diatchenko V.
Govortsova O.
6-22-1
Giorgi C.
Tsurenko L.
6-06-3
Begu I.
Vekic D.
7-651-66-3
Krunic A.
Garcia C.[8]
6-46-2
Tomljanovic A.
Panova A.
6-44-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-2
Siniakova K.
Vesnina E.
6-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Pliskova K.[7]
6-37-5
Kuznetsova S.[5]
Koukalova K.
6-1
Pironkova T.
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
Konjuh A.
6-36-4
Baindl K.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-2