Irina Camelia Begu vs Garbine Muguruza — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2016
clay
ESP3
Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
5-7 7-6 6-3
Muguruza G.
Begu I.
57762
Muguruza G.
76431

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Garbine Muguruza 5-7 7-6 6-3 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Garbine Muguruza in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-07DubaiR64hardGarbine Muguruza6-3 7-5
2016-10-03BeijingR64hardGarbine Muguruza2-6 6-2 6-3
2015-02-07Fed Cup WG R1: ROU vs ESPRRhardGarbine Muguruza6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

Muguruza G.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Muguruza G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
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%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Muguruza G.
Clutch Rating·Even
68
72
Break points saved·Dominant
58
90
Break points won·Even
88
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
67
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.Muguruza G.
Freshness·
98
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Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[6]
Cibulkova D.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Halep S.[6]
Stosur S.
6-26-0
Cibulkova D.
Chirico L.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Tig P.
6-36-4
Halep S.[6]
Begu I.
6-30-66-1
Chirico L.
Saville D.
7-616-2
Cibulkova D.
Cirstea S.
4-66-36-3
R16
Tig P.
Keys M.
6-36-4
Chirico L.
Azarenka V.[4]
W/O
Cirstea S.
Siegemund L.
6-47-69
Cibulkova D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
2-66-37-5
Stosur S.
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
4-66-26-3
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[5]
6-36-4
Begu I.
Mchale C.
6-766-46-4
Halep S.[6]
Bacsinszky T.[10]
6-26-3
R32
Stosur S.
Safarova L.[11]
W/O
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Giorgi C.
W/O
Halep S.[6]
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Chirico L.
Ivanovic A.[14]
5-76-16-3
Azarenka V.[4]
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Kovinic D.
6-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Lisicki S.
6-36-2
Saville D.
Svitolina E.[12]
6-27-64
Siegemund L.
Lucic M.
6-23-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Garcia C.
0-66-36-4
Mchale C.
Pliskova K.[13]
7-636-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Keys M.
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Tig P.
Stephens S.[16]
6-26-3
Bacsinszky T.[10]
Makarova K.
6-45-76-4
Begu I.
Muguruza G.[3]
5-77-646-3
R64
Cornet A.
Badosa P.
2-66-22-2
Halep S.[6]
Doi M.
6-06-3
Garcia C.
Konta J.
6-42-1
Chirico L.
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Siegemund L.
Kuznetsova S.[9]
6-03-66-3
Safarova L.[11]
Vandeweghe C.
7-646-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Babos T.
3-66-26-3
Bacsinszky T.[10]
Petkovic A.
6-42-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Schmiedlova A.
6-27-5
Vesnina E.
Ostapenko J.
7-56-0
Lucic M.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-1
Knapp K.
Gasparyan M.
4-66-36-2
Azarenka V.[4]
Robson L.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.
Jankovic J.
6-46-3
Strycova B.
Kerber A.[2]
6-46-2
Begu I.
Bouchard E.
6-43-66-4
Mchale C.
Friedsam A.
6-06-4
Svitolina E.[12]
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-36-4
Giorgi C.
Errani S.[15]
7-57-5
Pliskova K.[13]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-1
Makarova K.
Beck A.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Keys M.
Riske Amritraj A.
1-66-36-4
Lisicki S.
Puig M.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[14]
Siniakova K.
6-33-66-4
Tig P.
Kasatkina D.
6-34-66-2
Stephens S.[16]
Pereira T.
3-66-36-2
Stosur S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-3
Saville D.
Watson H.
7-56-4
Kovinic D.
Vinci R.[7]
6-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Radwanska A.[1]
6-46-736-3