Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
RUS5
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Kuznetsova S.
6-1 6-4
Begu I.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Begu I.
140

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-1 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-23FesR16clayIrina Camelia Begu1-6 7-6(4) 3-2 RET
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR64claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-1
2011-04-04MarbellaSFclayIrina Camelia Begu3-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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
Kuznetsova S.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
58
Break points won·Even
89
88
Deciding sets·Even
85
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kuznetsova S.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
99

Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Konta J.[6]
Radwanska A.[2]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-2
Konta J.[6]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.[2]
Duan Y.
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Wozniacki C.[10]
7-56-766-4
Konta J.[6]
Kasatkina D.
6-37-5
Bouchard E.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
R16
Radwanska A.[2]
Mchale C.
7-616-1
Duan Y.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Vinci R.[9]
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.[10]
Putintseva Y.
6-07-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kuznetsova S.[5]
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-46-3
Konta J.[6]
Saville D.
6-16-3
Kasatkina D.
Kerber A.[1]
7-656-2
R32
Mchale C.
Bondarenko K.
4-67-56-2
Duan Y.
Falconi I.
7-53-66-0
Vinci R.[9]
Sakkari M.
6-46-0
Strycova B.
Makarova K.
6-37-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Puig M.
6-32-66-4
Kuznetsova S.[5]
Begu I.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stosur S.
6-36-1
Bouchard E.
Zhang S.
7-616-2
Cibulkova D.[3]
Siegemund L.
6-26-0
Konta J.[6]
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Kasatkina D.
Babos T.
3-66-46-2
Saville D.
Vekic D.
6-37-61
Vandeweghe C.
Vesnina E.[8]
6-24-0
Putintseva Y.
Bencic B.
6-42-3