Saisai Zheng vs Irina Camelia Begu — Hua Hin Round of 16

Hua Hin · WTA · Round of 16
CHN4
Saisai Zheng
#1510WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Zheng S.
6-2 6-4
Begu I.
Zheng S.
662
Begu I.
240

Saisai Zheng defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-2 6-4 in the Hua Hin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in ranked #173, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Saisai Zheng claimed a first win over Irina Camelia Begu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyR64hardIrina Camelia Begu3-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

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
Zheng S.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
19
68
Break points saved·Dominant
16
58
Break points won·Clear edge
71
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zheng S.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
98

Begu I.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Yastremska D.[8]
Tomljanovic A.[6]
6-22-67-63
Semi-finals
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Zidansek T.
6-46-1
Yastremska D.[8]
Linette M.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Zidansek T.
Golubic V.
4-66-16-2
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Zheng S.[4]
6-16-3
Linette M.
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Yastremska D.[8]
Muguruza G.[1]
7-656-1
R16
Yastremska D.[8]
Peng S.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.[1]
Barthel M.
6-37-5
Wang Y.
Zhang S.[5]
4-1
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Baindl K.
7-606-1
Golubic V.
Duan Y.
7-647-5
Zidansek T.
Brady J.
6-30-67-69
Zheng S.[4]
Begu I.
6-26-4
Linette M.
Niculescu M.
4-66-36-2
R32
Brady J.
Garcia C.[2]
6-47-63
Golubic V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-4
Duan Y.
Parmentier P.[7]
1-66-36-4
Linette M.
Hon P.
6-12-66-2
Niculescu M.
Hsieh S.[3]
6-47-62
Peng S.
Paquet C.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Ferro F.
6-11-66-4
Zidansek T.
Babos T.
6-03-1
Begu I.
Rodina E.
6-26-0
Zheng S.[4]
Minella M.
6-786-46-4
Zhang S.[5]
Kumkhum L.
6-26-1
Baindl K.
Perrin C.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[1]
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Tomljanovic A.[6]
Voegele S.
6-17-66
Yastremska D.[8]
Rus A.
6-06-3
Wang Y.
Blinkova A.
5-76-26-1