Irina Camelia Begu vs Carla Suarez Navarro — Bucharest Semi-final

Bucharest · WTA · Semi-final
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU7
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2017
clay
ESP2
Carla Suarez Navarro
37 yrs · 162 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
7-5 7-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Begu I.
772
Suarez Navarro C.
550

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5 7-5 in the Bucharest semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Carla Suarez Navarro came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Carla Suarez Navarro in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-28OeirasSFclayCarla Suarez Navarro7-6(3) 6-1
2012-01-16Australian OpenR128hardCarla Suarez Navarro6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Suarez Navarro C.

Suarez Navarro C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Begu I.

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
Begu I.Suarez Navarro C.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Suarez Navarro C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
59
Break points saved·Even
58
57
Break points won·Even
88
85
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
67
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Suarez Navarro C.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Begu I.[7]
Goerges J.[3]
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Begu I.[7]
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
7-57-5
Goerges J.[3]
Bogdan A.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Maria T.[8]
6-06-3
Begu I.[7]
Parmentier P.
7-56-0
Goerges J.[3]
Dulgheru A.
7-57-5
Bogdan A.
Sevastova A.[1]
6-16-3
R16
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Ruse E.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.
Mertens E.[5]
3-66-46-4
Begu I.[7]
Cristian J.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Alexandrova E.[9]
6-44-66-2
Maria T.[8]
Podoroska N.
4-1
Goerges J.[3]
Sasnovich A.
7-646-3
Sevastova A.[1]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Bogdan A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-47-5
R32
Begu I.[7]
Jorovic I.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.[9]
Krejcikova B.
4-66-06-2
Dulgheru A.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-2
Sasnovich A.
Bara I.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[3]
Glatch A.
1-66-36-1
Bogdan A.
Cirstea S.[6]
6-46-2
Buyukakcay C.
Hercog P.
4-66-37-63
Kovinic D.
Frech M.
6-35-76-3
Sevastova A.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-26-0
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Beck A.
6-06-1
Ruse E.
Shinikova I.
6-26-1
Podoroska N.
Zanevska M.
6-32-66-1
Maria T.[8]
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-2
Mertens E.[5]
Lemoine Q.
6-26-3
Parmentier P.
Rus A.
2-66-16-3
Cristian J.
Baindl K.
4-66-46-2