Karolina Pliskova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
Karolina Pliskova
CZE5
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Pliskova K.
7-6 6-1
Begu I.
Pliskova K.
7762
Begu I.
6410

Karolina Pliskova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 7-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #73, defending last year's semi-final. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Karolina Pliskova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-4 7-6(2)
2011-09-26TokyoR64hardIrina Camelia Begu1-6 6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

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

Statistics

This season
Pliskova K.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
68
Break points saved·Dominant
95
58
Break points won·Even
87
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Begu I.
Freshness·Even
95
98

Pliskova K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.
Kasatkina D.[20]
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.[20]
Williams V.[8]
4-66-47-5
Osaka N.
Halep S.[1]
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.[20]
Kerber A.[10]
6-06-2
Williams V.[8]
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
6-36-2
Halep S.[1]
Martic P.
6-46-756-3
Osaka N.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-3
R16
Kasatkina D.[20]
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-47-5
Kerber A.[10]
Garcia C.[7]
6-16-1
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Collins D.
6-26-4
Williams V.[8]
Sevastova A.[21]
7-666-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Anisimova A.
6-17-62
Osaka N.
Sakkari M.
6-15-76-1
Martic P.
Vondrousova M.
6-37-64
Halep S.[1]
Wang Q.
7-56-1
R32
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sasnovich A.
6-42-66-3
Kasatkina D.[20]
Stephens S.[13]
6-46-3
Garcia C.[7]
Saville D.[26]
7-56-4
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-56-3
Collins D.
Zhuk S.
6-46-4
Williams V.[8]
Williams S.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Zhang S.[32]
7-55-76-3
Anisimova A.
Kvitova P.[9]
6-26-4
Sakkari M.
Vandeweghe C.[17]
6-26-4
Osaka N.
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Martic P.
Ostapenko J.[6]
6-36-3
Vondrousova M.
Sabalenka A.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Mladenovic K.[14]
6-16-2
Halep S.[1]
Dolehide C.
1-67-636-2
Kerber A.[10]
Vesnina E.[24]
7-56-2
Sevastova A.[21]
Goerges J.[12]
6-36-3
R64
Wozniacki C.[2]
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-1
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-26-4
Kerber A.[10]
Makarova K.
3-66-46-2
Vesnina E.[24]
Bellis C.
2-66-16-1
Zhuk S.
Rybarikova M.[18]
6-32-67-5
Collins D.
Keys M.[15]
6-37-61
Williams S.
Bertens K.[29]
7-657-5
Pliskova K.[5]
Begu I.
7-646-1
Zhang S.[32]
Kenin S.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[9]
Putintseva Y.
6-747-636-4
Stephens S.[13]
Azarenka V.
6-17-5
Kasatkina D.[20]
Siniakova K.
6-25-2
Saville D.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
7-636-2
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Hsieh S.
6-42-66-3
Sakkari M.
Barty A.[16]
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-07-66
Osaka N.
Radwanska A.[31]
6-36-2
Vickery S.
Muguruza G.[3]
2-67-56-1
Ostapenko J.[6]
Bencic B.
6-43-66-1
Vondrousova M.
Konta J.[11]
7-656-4
Mladenovic K.[14]
Stosur S.
7-57-5
Wang Q.
Mertens E.[22]
4-66-36-3
Dolehide C.
Cibulkova D.[30]
5-76-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Williams V.[8]
Cirstea S.
6-36-4
Goerges J.[12]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-1
Martic P.
Strycova B.[25]
7-56-4
Garcia C.[7]
Brady J.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Sevastova A.[21]
Puig M.
6-22-66-1
Anisimova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.
Kuznetsova S.[19]
6-46-3
R128
Vikhlyantseva N.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-3
Wickmayer Y.
Day K.
6-36-2
Brady J.
Buzarnescu M.
3-66-46-2
Barthel M.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-1
Zhuk S.
Cornet A.
7-56-4
Collins D.
Townsend T.
2-66-46-3
Puig M.
Haddad Maia B.
6-37-63
Williams S.
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Niculescu M.
6-26-3
Begu I.
Krunic A.
3-66-46-1
Kenin S.
Liu C.
6-26-0
Anisimova A.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Kanepi K.
Nara K.
1-66-46-4
Osaka N.
Sharapova M.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Babos T.
1-66-17-64
Martic P.
Maria T.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Davis L.
3-66-36-3
Dolehide C.
Rogers S.
3-67-666-3
Pliskova K.
Duan Y.
6-47-65
Hsieh S.
Witthoeft C.
5-4
Vickery S.
Bouchard E.
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Brengle M.
6-26-2
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.
Linette M.
5-77-627-64
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
3-66-27-66
Azarenka V.
Watson H.
6-46-2
Putintseva Y.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-02-66-2
Sabalenka A.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-1
Wang Q.
Bacsinszky T.
6-04-66-2
Arruabarrena L.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-36-4
Makarova K.
Flipkens K.
6-26-4