Lucie Safarova vs Irina Camelia Begu — New Haven Round of 16
New Haven · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2015
hard
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Safarova L.6-3 6-4
Begu I.
Safarova L.
662
Begu I.
340
Lucie Safarova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-3 6-4 in the New Haven round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Lucie Safarova claimed a first win over Irina Camelia Begu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-13 | Moscow | SF | hard | Irina Camelia Begu | 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3 |
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
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
44
68
Break points saved·Dominant
89
58
Break points won·Dominant
50
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
88
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
Tsurenko L.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-2
Safarova L.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-746-47-5
Wozniacki C.[3]
Garcia C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[2]
Radwanska A.[7]
7-56-4
R16
Tsurenko L.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Safarova L.[4]
Begu I.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Mladenovic K.
2-67-617-5
Radwanska A.[7]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Keys M.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.[3]
Vinci R.
6-46-767-67
Pliskova K.[5]
Savchuk O.
6-46-1
Garcia C.
Rybarikova M.
7-656-4
R32
Savchuk O.
Govortsova O.
4-66-34-0
Keys M.
Svitolina E.
7-644-2
Safarova L.[4]
Saville D.
6-36-4
Begu I.
Diyas Z.
7-55-76-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-666-756-3
Garcia C.
Bacsinszky T.[6]
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
Pennetta F.
6-726-36-1
Wozniacki C.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Putintseva Y.
2-66-06-2
Mladenovic K.
Errani S.[8]
6-24-66-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Hercog P.
2-67-656-2
Radwanska A.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-2
Vinci R.
Bouchard E.
6-16-0
Strycova B.
Giorgi C.
6-27-5