Irina Camelia Begu vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU7
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2015
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Begu I.
1-6 7-6 6-2
Pironkova T.
Begu I.
17762
Pironkova T.
66221

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 1-6 7-6 6-2 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13BirminghamR16grassTsvetana Pironkova6-3 6-3
2014-10-13MoscowQFhardIrina Camelia Begu1-6 6-3 6-2
2013-06-17's HertogenboschR16grassTsvetana Pironkova7-6(7) 6-2
2013-01-07HobartR32hardTsvetana Pironkova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
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%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
46
Break points won·Slight edge
88
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Pironkova T.
Freshness·
98
—

Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kasatkina D.
2-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Tsurenko L.
Pennetta F.[3]
W/O
Kuznetsova S.
Sevastova A.
5-76-16-3
Kasatkina D.
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Gasparyan M.
6-16-3
R16
Pennetta F.[3]
Saville D.
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.
Schmiedlova A.[8]
7-654-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Koukalova K.
6-46-2
Sevastova A.
Pliskova K.[6]
6-37-610
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.[7]
6-33-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
Cibulkova D.
6-47-5
Gasparyan M.
Mladenovic K.[9]
6-26-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Safarova L.[2]
6-16-726-3
R32
Gasparyan M.
Lepchenko V.
7-57-64
Tsurenko L.
Krunic A.
6-36-1
Schmiedlova A.[8]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Siniakova K.
6-06-3
Sevastova A.
Govortsova O.
7-626-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Dulgheru A.
6-45-77-67
Begu I.[7]
Pironkova T.
1-67-626-2
Kasatkina D.
Kania P.
7-52-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Vesnina E.
7-56-1
Mladenovic K.[9]
Bogdan A.
7-646-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Niculescu M.
7-50-66-4
Saville D.
Cornet A.
3-66-37-5