Irina Camelia Begu vs Bethanie Mattek Sands — Rio de Janeiro Round of 16

Rio de Janeiro · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU2
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015
clay
USA
Bethanie Mattek Sands
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLW
Begu I.
6-2 6-4
Mattek Sands B.
Begu I.
662
Mattek Sands B.
240

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Bethanie Mattek Sands 6-2 6-4 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayIrina Camelia Begu5-7 6-1 6-3
2016-04-04CharlestonR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-4 4-6 6-2
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayIrina Camelia Begu6-4 7-6(6)
2012-10-08LinzQFhardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 1-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mattek Sands B.

Mattek Sands B.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Mattek Sands B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Mattek Sands B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
18
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
52
Break points won·Dominant
88
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
52

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Mattek Sands B.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Errani S.[1]
Schmiedlova A.[6]
7-626-1
Semi-finals
Schmiedlova A.[6]
Begu I.[2]
6-34-66-2
Errani S.[1]
Larsson J.[5]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Errani S.[1]
Haddad Maia B.
3-67-623-0
Larsson J.[5]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-46-0
Schmiedlova A.[6]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-1
Begu I.[2]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
R16
Haddad Maia B.
Hercog P.[7]
6-16-2
Pfizenmaier D.
Brengle M.[4]
7-50-67-5
Glushko J.
Min G.
6-36-1
Begu I.[2]
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-4
Cepede Royg V.
Vinci R.[3]
6-26-3
Errani S.[1]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-07-5
Larsson J.[5]
Ce G.
7-646-4
Schmiedlova A.[6]
Ormaechea P.
6-06-2
R32
Brengle M.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-43-3
Larsson J.[5]
Torro Flor M.
6-757-634-2
Pfizenmaier D.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-756-46-4
Ormaechea P.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-4
Vinci R.[3]
Hradecka L.
7-646-3
Mattek Sands B.
Kovinic D.
6-46-3
Begu I.[2]
Rogowska O.
6-16-3
Hercog P.[7]
Mestach A.
6-36-4
Ce G.
Parmentier P.
6-26-716-0
Min G.
Scheepers C.[8]
6-26-1
Haddad Maia B.
Irigoyen M.
6-16-1
Errani S.[1]
Pereira T.
6-36-3
Cepede Royg V.
Goncalves P.
6-27-5
Dominguez Lino L.
Gonzalez M.
6-26-2
Glushko J.
Mitu C.
6-756-36-4
Schmiedlova A.[6]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-0