Irina Camelia Begu vs Angelique Kerber — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
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, 19 January 2015
hard
GER9
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Begu I.
6-4 0-6 6-1
Kerber A.
Begu I.
6062
Kerber A.
4611

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Camelia Begu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 0–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeR32clayAngelique Kerber3-6 7-5 7-5
2016-04-16Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs ROURRclayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2016-04-04CharlestonQFclayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2015-05-11RomeR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-3
2015-04-06CharlestonQFclayAngelique Kerber7-6(3) 7-6(4)
2013-03-04Indian WellsR64hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
87
Break points saved·Dominant
58
91
Break points won·Slight edge
88
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
81
86
Tiebreaks·Even
88
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Kerber A.
Freshness·
99
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[2]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.[2]
Makarova K.[10]
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Williams V.[18]
6-34-66-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Bouchard E.[7]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[10]
Halep S.[3]
6-46-0
Williams S.[1]
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-26-2
R16
Keys M.
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Muguruza G.[24]
2-66-36-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Azarenka V.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.[18]
Radwanska A.[6]
6-32-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Begu I.
6-15-76-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Peng S.[21]
6-36-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[26]
4-66-26-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Bacsinszky T.
6-34-66-0
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.[25]
6-46-4
Williams V.[18]
Giorgi C.
4-67-636-1
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
7-667-5
Makarova K.[10]
Pliskova K.[22]
6-46-4
Halep S.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[6]
Lepchenko V.[30]
6-07-5
Bouchard E.[7]
Garcia C.
7-56-0
Begu I.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.[14]
4-66-46-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cornet A.[19]
7-56-2
Peng S.[21]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Diyas Z.[31]
6-16-1
Keys M.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-47-5
Brengle M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-2
R64
Muguruza G.[24]
Hantuchova D.
6-11-66-0
Svitolina E.[26]
Gibbs N.
7-637-66
Shvedova Y.
Puig M.
6-27-66
Radwanska A.[6]
Larsson J.
6-06-1
Mattek Sands B.
Mladenovic K.
7-637-66
Williams S.[1]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-0
Bacsinszky T.
Tatishvili A.
6-756-36-2
Strycova B.[25]
Chang K.
6-17-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[8]
6-46-2
Keys M.
Dellacqua C.[29]
2-66-16-1
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[20]
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Smitkova T.
6-16-4
Lepchenko V.[30]
Tomljanovic A.
6-17-61
Goerges J.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-2
Pliskova K.[22]
Dodin O.
7-55-76-4
Makarova K.[10]
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-44-66-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Bertens K.
6-06-3
Witthoeft C.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Diyas Z.[31]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-28-6
Hradecka L.
Hercog P.
4-66-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Gajdosova J.
6-26-2
Cornet A.[19]
Allertova D.
6-46-726-2
Garcia C.
Voegele S.
6-36-4
Peng S.[21]
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Brengle M.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Panova A.
6-14-67-5
Williams V.[18]
Davis L.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Errani S.[14]
Soler Espinosa S.
7-636-3
Begu I.
Siniakova K.
7-56-4
R128
Davis L.
Krunic A.
6-17-5
Williams S.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-06-4
Zvonareva V.
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Gibbs N.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[26]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Jankovic J.[15]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.[11]
Flipkens K.
3-66-36-1
Allertova D.
Oprandi R.
6-06-2
Chang K.
Zheng J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[4]
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-4
Barthel M.
Vekic D.
3-66-46-2
Keys M.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Falconi I.
Kanepi K.
2-66-47-5
Brengle M.
Petkovic A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Smitkova T.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Lepchenko V.[30]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-0
Larsson J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Nara K.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[22]
Rodina E.
7-56-1
Dodin O.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-653-66-3
Errani S.[14]
Min G.
6-16-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Arruabarrena L.
Voracova R.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Lisicki S.[28]
4-66-46-2
Gajdosova J.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-41-612-10
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[16]
6-42-68-6
Puig M.
Rodionova A.
6-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Konjuh A.
6-46-4
Peng S.[21]
Maria T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-66-2
Hradecka L.
Ivanovic A.[5]
1-66-36-2
Voegele S.
Parmentier P.
6-13-66-2
Strycova B.[25]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Suarez Navarro C.[17]
6-36-1
Begu I.
Kerber A.[9]
6-40-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Mestach A.
6-26-2
Dellacqua C.[29]
Meusburger Y.
6-46-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Erakovic M.
7-56-0
Giorgi C.
Pennetta F.[12]
4-66-26-3
Wozniacki C.[8]
Townsend T.
7-616-2
Stosur S.[20]
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.[2]
Martic P.
6-46-1
Bertens K.
Saville D.
7-685-76-2
Hercog P.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-2
Cornet A.[19]
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Diyas Z.[31]
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-2
Halep S.[3]
Knapp K.
6-36-2
Williams V.[18]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-2
Tatishvili A.
Date Krumm K.
7-56-4
Koukalova K.
Hunter S.
7-56-4
Hantuchova D.
Zheng S.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
4-66-36-3
Panova A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-1
Mattek Sands B.
Duan Y.
6-43-66-3
Bouchard E.[7]
Friedsam A.
6-26-4
Siniakova K.
Vesnina E.
6-27-5
Garcia C.
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-46-2
Goerges J.
Bencic B.[32]
6-26-1