Irina Camelia Begu vs Maria Sakkari — Miami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
Begu I.
6-1 6-3
Sakkari M.
Begu I.
662
Sakkari M.
130

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-3 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #37, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Maria Sakkari in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-24MadridQFclayMaria Sakkari6-7(3) 6-4 6-2
2022-02-07St. PetersburgSFhardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-7(4) 6-4
2018-09-17SeoulQFhardMaria Sakkari6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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

Serve & return on hard

Begu I.Sakkari M.
—
Serve
24
—
Return
39

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
81
Break points saved·Dominant
58
94
Break points won·Even
88
87
Deciding sets·Even
81
77
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Sakkari M.
Freshness·Slight edge
98
92

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.[13]
Kuznetsova S.[15]
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.[13]
Kerber A.[2]
6-27-5
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Bacsinszky T.[19]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[2]
Keys M.[22]
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Makarova K.[30]
6-736-46-3
Azarenka V.[13]
Konta J.[24]
6-46-2
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Halep S.[5]
4-66-36-2
R16
Kerber A.[2]
Babos T.
6-23-66-4
Keys M.[22]
Begu I.
6-36-1
Konta J.[24]
Niculescu M.[32]
6-26-2
Halep S.[5]
Watson H.
6-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Radwanska A.[3]
2-66-46-2
Makarova K.[30]
Svitolina E.[12]
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Williams S.[1]
6-736-16-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Muguruza G.[4]
7-667-64
R32
Keys M.[22]
Vinci R.[9]
6-46-4
Begu I.
Pliskova K.
7-54-66-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Gibbs N.
6-16-0
Azarenka V.[13]
Linette M.
6-36-0
Konta J.[24]
Vesnina E.
4-66-17-63
Halep S.[5]
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Watson H.
Wickmayer Y.
3-67-56-3
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Ivanovic A.[16]
7-56-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Brengle M.
6-36-2
Makarova K.[30]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[12]
Wozniacki C.[23]
5-76-47-61
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Garcia C.
4-66-27-66
Kerber A.[2]
Bertens K.
1-66-23-0
Babos T.
Osaka N.
7-56-0
Niculescu M.[32]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-1
Williams S.[1]
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
R64
Linette M.
Jankovic J.[18]
1-0
Pliskova K.
Bencic B.[7]
4-1
Kerber A.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-1
Babos T.
Pliskova K.[17]
5-76-27-60
Vinci R.[9]
Hradecka L.
1-66-47-65
Begu I.
Lisicki S.[29]
6-41-67-62
Muguruza G.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-736-37-5
Gibbs N.
Mladenovic K.[27]
6-26-4
Niculescu M.[32]
Peng S.
6-13-66-0
Goerges J.
Stosur S.[26]
3-66-16-4
Watson H.
Stephens S.[20]
6-36-0
Brengle M.
Schmiedlova A.[28]
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[8]
Falconi I.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[23]
King V.
7-56-2
Kuznetsova S.[15]
Witthoeft C.
6-34-66-4
Garcia C.
Petkovic A.[21]
7-653-67-62
Diyas Z.
Saville D.[31]
7-56-3
Azarenka V.[13]
Puig M.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-06-1
Halep S.[5]
Kasatkina D.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Gasparyan M.
6-36-1
Bertens K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[25]
6-14-66-1
Konta J.[24]
Kovinic D.
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.[16]
Pereira T.
6-36-0
Makarova K.[30]
Tsurenko L.
3-66-46-3
Williams S.[1]
Mchale C.
6-35-76-2
Osaka N.
Errani S.[14]
6-16-3
Keys M.[22]
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Williams V.[10]
6-06-756-2
Wickmayer Y.
Safarova L.[11]
6-26-3
Svitolina E.[12]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
R128
Bertens K.
Zheng S.
6-36-2
Babos T.
Tatishvili A.
7-626-2
Hradecka L.
Bouchard E.
6-43-66-2
Flipkens K.
Robson L.
7-646-2
Pliskova K.
Badosa P.
6-36-3
Linette M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-776-3
Puig M.
Bellis C.
4-66-36-2
Vesnina E.
Cepelova J.
7-56-3
Kovinic D.
Allertova D.
7-656-4
Peng S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Crawford S.
6-47-5
Goerges J.
Hibino N.
7-666-4
Watson H.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-0
Wickmayer Y.
Knapp K.
6-26-1
Pereira T.
Haddad Maia B.
7-626-1
Gasparyan M.
Beck A.
6-37-5
Zhang S.
Zhuk S.
6-16-2
Witthoeft C.
Sasnovich A.
6-24-66-1
Diyas Z.
Govortsova O.
6-06-1
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-24-67-5
Kasatkina D.
Bondarenko K.
6-21-66-2
Brengle M.
Giorgi C.
6-46-3
Begu I.
Sakkari M.
6-16-3
King V.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Lucic M.
2-66-16-3
Strycova B.
Friedsam A.
6-26-0
Osaka N.
Parmentier P.
6-22-66-2
Cibulkova D.
Larsson J.
4-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-47-5
Falconi I.
Schiavone F.
7-56-1
Gibbs N.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-2
Tsurenko L.
Dulgheru A.
6-756-36-3