Kate Makarova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS1
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2015
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU6
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Makarova K.
6-4 2-6 6-1
Begu I.
Makarova K.
6262
Begu I.
4611

Kate Makarova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kate Makarova claimed a first win over Irina Camelia Begu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kate Makarova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardIrina Camelia Begu3-6 6-4 8-6
2014-10-13MoscowR16hardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

Even 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 season
Makarova K.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Makarova K.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
58
Break points won·Slight edge
77
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Makarova K.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Makarova K.[1]
4-66-3
Stephens S.
Stosur S.[2]
7-646-0
Quarter-finals
Makarova K.[1]
Begu I.[6]
6-42-66-1
Stosur S.[2]
Niculescu M.
4-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mchale C.
2-66-17-65
Stephens S.
Chirico L.
6-46-4
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bencic B.[3]
6-26-4
Stephens S.
Kuznetsova S.[4]
W/O
Makarova K.[1]
Broady N.
6-47-62
Stosur S.[2]
Falconi I.
6-17-5
Begu I.[6]
Hercog P.
3-67-56-4
Mchale C.
Putintseva Y.
6-21-67-5
Chirico L.
Cornet A.[5]
7-54-67-64
Niculescu M.
Davis L.
1-66-16-4
R32
Cornet A.[5]
Mestach A.
6-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Rybarikova M.
7-627-63
Davis L.
Diyas Z.[8]
7-52-1
Stephens S.
Linette M.
6-26-1
Broady N.
Gajdosova J.
3-67-57-66
Kuznetsova S.[4]
Marand S.
6-26-4
Bencic B.[3]
Smitkova T.
7-56-4
Niculescu M.
Arruabarrena L.
7-56-4
Falconi I.
Townsend T.
6-746-16-3
Makarova K.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
7-57-5
Hercog P.
Glushko J.
6-27-5
Begu I.[6]
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Putintseva Y.
Nara K.
4-66-47-64
Mchale C.
Vandeweghe C.[7]
6-24-66-4
Chirico L.
Watson H.
6-36-0
Stosur S.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-2