Irina Camelia Begu vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaShenzhen Round of 16

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 16
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Begu I.
4-6 6-1 6-2
Alexandrova E.
Begu I.
4662
Alexandrova E.
6121

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the Shenzhen round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayIrina Camelia Begu6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2021-08-23ClevelandR32hardIrina Camelia Begu7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Even serve battle

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 hard

Begu I.Alexandrova E.
Serve
52
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
5.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
68
65
Break points saved·Dominant
58
94
Break points won·Slight edge
88
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
98
90

Begu I.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw