Irina Camelia Begu vs Kurumi NaraMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2015
clay
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
7-6 6-1
Nara K.
Begu I.
7862
Nara K.
6610

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Kurumi Nara 7-6 6-1 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Camelia Begu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-28OeirasR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-1 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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
1st serve in·Even
65%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
5
Break points saved·Dominant
58
14
Break points won·Clear edge
88
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
9
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw