Irina Camelia Begu vs Polona Hercog — Seoul Round of 16

Seoul · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU1
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2015
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Begu I.
6-2 6-7 6-2
Hercog P.
Begu I.
66662
Hercog P.
27821

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Polona Hercog 6-2 6-7 6-2 in the Seoul round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in ranked #204, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-23ClevelandR16hardIrina Camelia Begu7-6(5) 7-5
2015-08-03WashingtonR16hardIrina Camelia Begu3-6 7-5 6-4
2012-07-09PalermoR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-1 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Begu I.

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
Begu I.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
68
Break points won·Clear edge
88
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Hercog P.
Freshness·Clear edge
99
80

Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Begu I.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Begu I.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
6-06-2
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.[2]
3-66-36-3
Quarter-finals
Begu I.[1]
Larsson J.
6-47-5
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Kulichkova E.
6-14-66-2
Sasnovich A.
Stephens S.[3]
6-36-2
Schmiedlova A.[2]
Barthel M.[5]
6-43-66-1
R16
Begu I.[1]
Hercog P.
6-26-766-2
Larsson J.
Goerges J.[7]
7-56-4
Kulichkova E.
Lepchenko V.[4]
6-06-2
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Siniakova K.
6-31-67-63
Sasnovich A.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-3
Barthel M.[5]
Duque Marino M.
6-26-1
Schmiedlova A.[2]
Mchale C.
6-24-66-3
Stephens S.[3]
Date Krumm K.
6-36-4
R32
Date Krumm K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-2
Begu I.[1]
Baindl K.
6-26-4
Hercog P.
Davis L.
6-16-3
Larsson J.
Melichar N.
6-46-2
Lepchenko V.[4]
Badosa P.
6-26-3
Kulichkova E.
Watson H.
6-43-66-3
Siniakova K.
Falconi I.
6-32-66-0
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Mitu C.
3-66-17-62
Sasnovich A.
Dulgheru A.[6]
6-36-2
Stephens S.[3]
Han N.
6-16-1
Barthel M.[5]
Jang S.
6-07-62
Duque Marino M.
Bertens K.
3-67-656-2
Schmiedlova A.[2]
Pliskova K.
3-66-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Koukalova K.
6-12-1
Mchale C.
Shvedova Y.
6-41-2
Goerges J.[7]
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-4