Tatjana Maria vs Irina Camelia Begu — Rabat Round of 32

Rabat · WTA · Round of 32
Tatjana Maria
GER
Tatjana Maria
#76WTA
1703ELO
1585Clay ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2017
clay
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU6
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Maria T.
6-3 6-1
Begu I.
Maria T.
662
Begu I.
310

Tatjana Maria defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-3 6-1 in the Rabat round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Tatjana Maria claimed a first win over Irina Camelia Begu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-24IstanbulR32clayIrina Camelia Begu1-6 6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Maria T.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Maria T.

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

Serve & return on clay

Maria T.Begu I.
12
Serve
—
16
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Maria T.Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Maria T.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
13
68
Break points saved·Dominant
31
58
Break points won·Slight edge
78
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Maria T.Begu I.
Freshness·Dominant
64
98

Maria T.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 81 games (7d) · Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Schiavone F.
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Schiavone F.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Errani S.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Lepchenko V.
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Maria T.
6-14-66-3
Errani S.
Saville D.[3]
7-656-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Davis L.[7]
6-43-66-3
R16
Bellis C.
Bacsinszky T.[2]
6-737-57-5
Lepchenko V.
Putintseva Y.[5]
1-66-46-1
Schiavone F.
Dabrowski G.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
7-676-746-2
Saville D.[3]
Mertens E.
6-26-1
Davis L.[7]
Bondarenko K.
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Makarova K.
6-27-5
Maria T.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
R32
Bacsinszky T.[2]
Larsson J.
6-36-1
Lepchenko V.
Flipkens K.
6-31-66-3
Putintseva Y.[5]
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Babos T.[4]
6-46-1
Dabrowski G.
Qostal L.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Krunic A.
6-27-67
Maria T.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-1
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Blinkova A.
6-36-3
Mertens E.
Parmentier P.
4-67-676-2
Saville D.[3]
Zanevska M.
6-26-2
Davis L.[7]
Podoroska N.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-4
Makarova K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Perrin C.
6-27-66
Bellis C.
Hibino N.
6-14-67-5