Irina Camelia Begu vs Victoria Azarenka — Rome Round of 32
Rome · WTA · Round of 32
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2016
clay
#449WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Begu I.6-3 6-2
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
662
Azarenka V.
320
Irina Camelia Begu defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-2 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Victoria Azarenka in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Camelia Begu dropped just 5 games past Victoria Azarenka.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-11 | Rome | R16 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-4 5-7 6-1 |
| 2012-10-08 | Linz | SF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | R64 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |
| 2011-09-26 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2011-04-04 | Marbella | F | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
91
Break points saved·Dominant
58
94
Break points won·Slight edge
88
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 55%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Strycova B.
6-44-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Bacsinszky T.[11]
7-56-2
Begu I.
Doi M.
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[9]
6-26-0
R16
Keys M.
Babos T.
7-626-3
Williams S.[1]
Mchale C.
7-676-1
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.
6-16-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Ostapenko J.
6-16-4
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
5-77-56-2
Doi M.
Konta J.
4-67-56-2
Begu I.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Saville D.
6-22-66-3
R32
Konta J.
Vinci R.[7]
6-06-4
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Babos T.
Williams V.[12]
6-757-56-4
Doi M.
Safarova L.[10]
6-37-5
Begu I.
Azarenka V.[4]
6-36-2
Saville D.
Halep S.[6]
6-34-66-3
Williams S.[1]
Friedsam A.
6-46-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Pereira T.
6-17-5
Kasatkina D.
Duque Marino M.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.
Kerber A.[2]
6-15-77-5
Strycova B.
Watson H.
6-46-2
Keys M.
Kvitova P.[5]
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Makarova K.
6-16-0
Ostapenko J.
Puig M.
6-16-1
Mchale C.
Ivanovic A.[13]
6-736-46-1
R64
Doi M.
Cornet A.
7-626-1
Kasatkina D.
Pliskova K.[16]
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4
Makarova K.
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Saville D.
Lisicki S.
6-17-63
Konta J.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Knapp K.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-1
Puig M.
Svitolina E.[15]
6-14-66-1
Pereira T.
Beck A.
6-47-66
Safarova L.[10]
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Williams V.[12]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Garcia C.
7-56-4
Keys M.
Petkovic A.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Goerges J.
1-67-656-3
Bouchard E.
Jankovic J.
6-42-66-3
Watson H.
Errani S.[14]
6-43-66-0
Babos T.
Bertens K.
6-16-4
Duque Marino M.
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-67-656-1
Friedsam A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-47-5
Begu I.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-0
Mchale C.
Giovine C.
6-12-66-2