Serena Williams vs Irina Camelia Begu — Rome Semi-final

Rome · WTA · Semi-final
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2016
clay
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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Williams S.
6-4 6-1
Begu I.
Williams S.
662
Begu I.
410

Serena Williams defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-4 6-1 in the Rome semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR128claySerena Williams7-6(6) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
68
Break points saved·Dominant
94
58
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
98

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (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