Irina Camelia Begu vs Daria Kasatkina — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2016
clay
Daria Kasatkina
AUS
Daria Kasatkina
#63WTA
1795ELO
1770Clay ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Begu I.
6-1 6-4
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
662
Kasatkina D.
140

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-4 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in ranked #63, leading the head-to-head 9–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Daria Kasatkina in ten meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR64grassDaria Kasatkina6-2 4-6 6-1
2021-04-29MadridR64clayDaria Kasatkina4-6 6-4 7-6(1)
2019-05-13RomeR64clayDaria Kasatkina6-2 7-6(5)
2018-04-02CharlestonR16clayDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-1
2017-10-16MoscowSFhardDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-3
2017-04-03CharlestonQFclayDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-1
2017-02-13DohaR32hardDaria Kasatkina3-6 6-1 7-5
2017-01-02BrisbaneR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-3 6-3
2015-10-19MoscowR16hardDaria Kasatkina6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Kasatkina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Kasatkina D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
80
Break points won·Clear edge
88
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Kasatkina D.
Freshness·Slight edge
98
92

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.
7-656-3
Semi-finals
Keys M.
Muguruza G.[3]
7-656-4
Williams S.[1]
Begu I.
6-46-1
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