Maria Sharapova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Madrid Round of 32
Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Sharapova M.7-5 6-1
Begu I.
Sharapova M.
762
Begu I.
510
Maria Sharapova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 7-5 6-1 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sharapova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-09 | Tianjin | R32 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2015-06-29 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Maria Sharapova | 6-0 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (47 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch 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
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 45%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.
Sharapova M.
4-66-26-3
Garcia C.[7]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[10]
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Halep S.[1]
6-46-3
R16
Bertens K.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Pera B.
2-66-26-4
Garcia C.[7]
Goerges J.[11]
6-26-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Kontaveit A.
6-746-36-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-24-66-3
Pliskova K.[6]
Stephens S.[9]
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-16-4
R32
Pera B.
Konta J.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Barty A.
6-24-66-4
Bertens K.
Sevastova A.[15]
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.
Zhang S.
6-44-66-3
Sharapova M.
Begu I.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Svitolina E.[4]
2-67-636-4
Goerges J.[11]
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-46-2
Garcia C.[7]
Martic P.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.
Sasnovich A.
6-24-66-2
Kvitova P.[10]
Puig M.
6-37-68
Kasatkina D.[14]
Cirstea S.
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Vekic D.
2-66-46-1
Pliskova K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.
6-06-3
Pliskova K.[6]
Azarenka V.
6-21-67-5
Stephens S.[9]
Stosur S.
6-16-3
R64
Wozniacki C.[2]
Saville D.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.[15]
Schmiedlova A.
6-34-66-3
Zhang S.
Osaka N.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Pera B.
Sabalenka A.
6-42-66-3
Martic P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Garcia C.[7]
Cibulkova D.
6-17-5
Kontaveit A.
Williams V.[8]
3-66-36-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Wang Q.
7-57-66
Vekic D.
Garcia Perez G.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Mertens E.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Diyas Z.
6-42-66-2
Arruabarrena L.
Kostyuk M.
6-34-66-2
Azarenka V.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Konta J.
Rybarikova M.[16]
6-37-5
Goerges J.[11]
Babos T.
6-26-4
Begu I.
Ostapenko J.[5]
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Vandeweghe C.[12]
7-56-0
Sasnovich A.
Collins D.
7-56-2
Barty A.
Errani S.
6-16-4
Bertens K.
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Peng S.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-726-3
Stephens S.[9]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Keys M.[13]
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Makarova K.
6-16-0