Irina Camelia Begu vs Heather Watson — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Begu I.
6-1 6-4
Watson H.
Begu I.
662
Watson H.
140

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Heather Watson 6-1 6-4 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in ranked #173, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-22Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs GBRRRclayIrina Camelia Begu6-4 7-5
2013-03-04Indian WellsR128hardIrina Camelia Begu6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Serve advantage — Begu I.

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.Watson H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
43
Break points won·Dominant
88
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Watson H.
Freshness·Even
98
100

Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Watson H.: 16 days rest. 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