Irina Camelia Begu vs Donna Vekic — Istanbul Quarter-final

Istanbul · WTA · Quarter-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 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2018
clay
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
3-6 7-6 6-1
Vekic D.
Begu I.
37762
Vekic D.
66111

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Donna Vekic 3-6 7-6 6-1 in the Istanbul quarter-final on clay. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-18TenerifeR16hardIrina Camelia Begu4-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2014-10-13MoscowR32hardIrina Camelia Begu7-6(5) 1-6 6-3
2012-09-10TashkentFhardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
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%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Even
68
67
Break points saved·Dominant
58
86
Break points won·Even
88
91
Deciding sets·Even
81
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Vekic D.
Freshness·Even
99
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Parmentier P.
Hercog P.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Parmentier P.
Begu I.[7]
6-36-4
Hercog P.
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Parmentier P.
Wozniacki C.[1]
4-66-30-0
Begu I.[7]
Vekic D.
3-67-616-1
Sakkari M.
Rus A.
6-37-66
Hercog P.
Kuznetsova S.[2]
6-11-67-5
R16
Hercog P.
Bondarenko K.
6-21-1
Vekic D.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-2
Begu I.[7]
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Tomova V.
7-54-66-1
Parmentier P.
Putintseva Y.
6-22-66-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Errani S.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Krunic A.
6-36-1
Rus A.
Kovinic D.
2-66-26-0
R32
Vekic D.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-12-0
Errani S.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
7-644-66-3
Krunic A.
Makarova K.[5]
1-66-16-4
Sakkari M.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-2
Parmentier P.
Aksu A.
6-26-2
Begu I.[7]
Jakupovic D.
7-56-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Alexandrova E.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zhang S.[4]
6-26-3
Tomova V.
Ivakhnenko V.
7-56-4
Kovinic D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Oz I.
4-66-46-0
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Wang Q.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Cirstea S.[6]
0-66-16-0
Tomljanovic A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Sabalenka A.[8]
6-27-5