Irina Camelia Begu vs Anna Blinkova — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#114WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Begu I.
4-6 7-6 6-2
Blinkova A.
Begu I.
47762
Blinkova A.
66221

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Anna Blinkova 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR64grassAnna Blinkova7-5 6-3
2021-02-13Phillip Island TrophyR32hardIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.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

Serve & return on hard

Begu I.Blinkova A.
—
Serve
0
—
Return
47

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

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Blinkova A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Blinkova A.
Clutch Rating·Even
68
66
Break points saved·Even
58
58
Break points won·Slight edge
88
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Blinkova A.
Freshness·Dominant
98
67

Begu I.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Blinkova A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Kenin S.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Schmiedlova A.
Bencic B.
7-624-66-2
Kenin S.
Cornet A.[6]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Bencic B.
Yastremska D.
7-626-3
Schmiedlova A.
Begu I.
7-57-5
Kenin S.
Flipkens K.[7]
7-57-5
Cornet A.[6]
Minnen G.
6-16-4
R16
Yastremska D.
Lapko V.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Blinkova A.
4-67-626-2
Schmiedlova A.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
6-36-2
Cornet A.[6]
Parmentier P.
6-36-0
Minnen G.
Linette M.
6-14-67-63
Flipkens K.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-736-46-1
Kenin S.
Jabeur O.
7-666-3
Bencic B.
Hives Z.
6-26-4
R32
Hives Z.
Larsson J.
7-617-62
Linette M.
Sakkari M.[4]
3-66-26-4
Flipkens K.[7]
Jakupovic D.
6-47-5
Jabeur O.
Bogdan A.
7-686-2
Kenin S.
Garcia C.[1]
6-36-2
Yastremska D.
Siegemund L.
6-36-1
Begu I.
Watson H.
6-16-4
Bencic B.
Buzarnescu M.[2]
4-66-37-5
Lapko V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
6-33-66-3
Schmiedlova A.
Rodina E.
7-56-756-3
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
Brengle M.
7-657-5
Cornet A.[6]
Bai A.
6-46-2
Parmentier P.
Perez E.
6-25-77-5
Minnen G.
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Blinkova A.
Zhang S.[3]
6-20-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Babos T.
6-36-3