Irina Camelia Begu vs Christina Mchale — Acapulco Round of 32

Acapulco · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU5
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2018
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Begu I.
3-6 6-2 6-4
Mchale C.
Begu I.
3662
Mchale C.
6241

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

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23IstanbulR16clayIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-4
2016-05-02MadridR16clayIrina Camelia Begu6-7(6) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
0
Break points saved·Dominant
58
28
Break points won·Clear edge
88
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Mchale C.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Tsurenko L.[7]
Voegele S.
5-77-626-2
Semi-finals
Voegele S.
Peterson R.
6-47-65
Tsurenko L.[7]
Saville D.[3]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Tsurenko L.[7]
Mladenovic K.[2]
6-26-2
Voegele S.
Stephens S.[1]
6-45-76-2
Peterson R.
Zhang S.[4]
6-26-1
Saville D.[3]
Cepede Royg V.
6-44-66-2
R16
Stephens S.[1]
Rus A.
5-77-666-0
Mladenovic K.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
3-66-37-5
Cepede Royg V.
Begu I.[5]
7-636-1
Voegele S.
Sakkari M.
6-36-4
Saville D.[3]
Zarazua R.
7-56-3
Zhang S.[4]
Teichmann J.
7-656-4
Tsurenko L.[7]
Rodionova A.
6-36-1
Peterson R.
Puig M.
6-16-4
R32
Puig M.
Yastremska D.
2-66-45-0
Rodionova A.
Baindl K.
6-21-0
Zhang S.[4]
Paolini J.
6-36-1
Stephens S.[1]
Parmentier P.
6-46-0
Tsurenko L.[7]
Davis L.
6-46-1
Voegele S.
Maria T.[8]
6-27-5
Saville D.[3]
Brengle M.
4-66-36-3
Cepede Royg V.
Bencic B.
4-67-616-3
Sakkari M.
Arruabarrena L.
6-37-61
Rus A.
Day K.
4-66-16-0
Teichmann J.
Fett J.
7-57-5
Zarazua R.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Mladenovic K.[2]
Hesse A.
6-26-2
Begu I.[5]
Mchale C.
3-66-26-4
Haddad Maia B.
Watson H.
7-54-66-1
Peterson R.
Cornet A.[6]
6-26-4