Maria Sharapova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Tianjin Round of 32

Tianjin · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU9
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Sharapova M.
6-4 6-2
Begu I.
Sharapova M.
662
Begu I.
420

Maria Sharapova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-4 6-2 in the Tianjin round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07MadridR32clayMaria Sharapova7-5 6-1
2015-06-29WimbledonR32grassMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2012-05-07MadridR64clayMaria Sharapova6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

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
Sharapova M.Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
68
Break points saved·Dominant
89
58
Break points won·Slight edge
94
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sharapova M.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Sabalenka A.
7-57-68
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Peng S.[3]
6-36-1
Sabalenka A.
Errani S.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Peng S.[3]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Errani S.
Mchale C.
5-77-626-1
Sabalenka A.
Zhu L.
6-36-4
R16
Errani S.
Haddad Maia B.
6-44-66-3
Sharapova M.
Linette M.
7-56-3
Sabalenka A.
Duan Y.
6-36-3
Peng S.[3]
Wang X.
6-26-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Wang Y.
6-42-66-3
Zhu L.
Hsieh S.
6-36-1
Mchale C.
Sakkari M.[6]
6-06-4
Voegele S.
Putintseva Y.[5]
6-26-3
R32
Hsieh S.
Lu J.
6-26-2
Zhu L.
Kvitova P.[2]
6-45-76-4
Haddad Maia B.
Vekic D.[4]
6-746-46-2
Duan Y.
Tsurenko L.[7]
6-47-62
Linette M.
Bondarenko K.
3-66-37-5
Putintseva Y.[5]
Davis L.
7-624-66-2
Wang Y.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
6-36-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Rodionova A.
6-26-736-4
Sabalenka A.
Han X.
6-36-3
Peng S.[3]
Guo H.
6-27-65
Wang X.
Kovinic D.
6-37-68
Voegele S.
Ahn K.
6-36-3
Errani S.
Baindl K.
6-26-1
Sakkari M.[6]
Liu F.
6-26-1
Mchale C.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Begu I.[9]
6-46-2