Anastasija Sevastova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1695Clay ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Sevastova A.
6-4 6-4
Begu I.
Sevastova A.
662
Begu I.
440

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-4 6-4 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in ranked #204, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's semi-final. Anastasija Sevastova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-10PragueR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-2 6-2
2017-10-16MoscowR16hardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-3
2017-02-20DubaiR64hardAnastasija Sevastova6-1 7-5
2011-08-22DallasQFhardIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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
66
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·
—
98

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[8]
Halep S.[6]
4-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[6]
Bertens K.[15]
7-56-1
Svitolina E.[8]
Muguruza G.[3]
4-1
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[8]
Pliskova K.[2]
6-27-69
Muguruza G.[3]
Williams V.[9]
6-23-66-2
Bertens K.[15]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-4
R16
Svitolina E.[8]
Barthel M.
3-66-06-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Williams V.[9]
Konta J.[5]
6-13-66-1
Saville D.
Kuznetsova S.[7]
2-67-56-4
Bertens K.[15]
Makarova K.
7-636-1
Halep S.[6]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
6-14-66-0
Kontaveit A.
Lucic M.[16]
6-16-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Bacsinszky T.
6-17-5
R32
Pliskova K.[2]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Bacsinszky T.
Strycova B.[14]
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Cornet A.
6-47-611
Muguruza G.[3]
Ostapenko J.
2-66-26-1
Goerges J.
Jankovic J.
2-67-626-1
Williams V.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Konta J.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-17-63
Saville D.
Garcia C.
7-53-66-3
Bertens K.[15]
Bellis C.
6-46-0
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[4]
1-66-16-3
Halep S.[6]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Sevastova A.
7-646-2
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.[1]
6-46-0
Lucic M.[16]
Sharapova M.
6-43-61-2
R64
Davis L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-25-76-3
Bacsinszky T.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Vesnina E.[11]
6-26-4
Barthel M.
Peng S.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Errani S.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Mladenovic K.[13]
7-667-5
Williams V.[9]
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Tsurenko L.
Chiesa D.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Puig M.
6-27-5
Siniakova K.
Zhang S.
5-76-37-66
Garcia C.
Vekic D.
7-623-67-66
Saville D.
Keys M.[10]
2-67-57-5
Bertens K.[15]
Niculescu M.
2-66-26-1
Bellis C.
Doi M.
6-47-66
Makarova K.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Siegemund L.
Osaka N.
6-26-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-46-756-1
Lucic M.[16]
Safarova L.
7-54-66-3
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Strycova B.[14]
Kasatkina D.
4-64-3