Irina Camelia Begu vs Lucie Safarova — Moscow Semi-final
Moscow · WTA · Semi-final
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2014
hard
Begu I.7-6 1-6 6-3
Safarova L.
Begu I.
77162
Safarova L.
65631
Irina Camelia Begu defeated Lucie Safarova 7-6 1-6 6-3 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Camelia Begu closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-24 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
44
Break points saved·Dominant
58
89
Break points won·Dominant
88
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
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