Anastasija Sevastova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Sevastova A.
6-1 7-5
Begu I.
Sevastova A.
672
Begu I.
150

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-1 7-5 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in ranked #204, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Anastasija Sevastova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Anastasija Sevastova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-10PragueR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-2 6-2
2017-10-16MoscowR16hardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-3
2017-05-15RomeR64clayAnastasija Sevastova6-4 6-4
2011-08-22DallasQFhardIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

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
Sevastova A.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sevastova A.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Even
67
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
58
Break points won·Even
89
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
64
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sevastova A.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[7]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Kerber A.[1]
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.
Wang Q.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Davis L.
6-06-4
Kerber A.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-36-2
R16
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bondarenko K.
3-66-26-3
Konjuh A.
Vesnina E.[8]
3-66-47-64
Wang Q.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Bellis C.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-42-66-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Mchale C.
4-66-46-3
Davis L.
Makarova K.
4-66-16-3
Kerber A.[1]
Puig M.
6-26-3
R32
Mladenovic K.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-26-4
Wang Q.
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-736-2
Peng S.
Strycova B.[9]
6-36-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Mertens E.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Siegemund L.
7-57-63
Wozniacki C.[10]
Golubic V.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Zheng S.
7-56-1
Mchale C.
Osaka N.
6-36-4
Davis L.
Pliskova K.
1-66-16-3
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-24-66-2
Vesnina E.[8]
Doi M.
6-27-5
Konjuh A.
Stosur S.[12]
6-46-3
Puig M.
Garcia C.[15]
6-14-66-2
Kerber A.[1]
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Muguruza G.[5]
4-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
7-662-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Vandeweghe C.[11]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-17-5
Siegemund L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-47-63
Bellis C.
Putintseva Y.[17]
6-17-5
Bondarenko K.
Sabalenka A.
4-66-46-3
Mchale C.
Bertens K.[13]
6-756-36-4
Pliskova K.
Vinci R.[16]
3-67-56-3
Davis L.
Minella M.
2-66-26-1
Stosur S.[12]
Zhang K.
6-36-3
Garcia C.[15]
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Puig M.
Shvedova Y.
6-34-66-4
Wang Q.
Ostapenko J.
7-616-2
Peng S.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-27-5
Golubic V.
Buyukakcay C.
6-746-36-2
Zheng S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.
Chang K.
6-26-4
Makarova K.
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Brengle M.
6-26-746-3
Konjuh A.
Zhang S.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-3