Irina Camelia Begu vs Taylor TownsendIndian Wells 125K Round of 32

Indian Wells 125K · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#461WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
36 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2020 ·
hard
#96WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Camelia Begu I.
6-0 6-2
Townsend T.
Camelia Begu I.
662
Townsend T.
020

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Taylor Townsend 6-0 6-2 in the Indian Wells 125K round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #96, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Taylor Townsend in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-12CincinnatiQ64hardTaylor Townsend6-7(4) 6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
52
51
Break points saved·Dominant
15
81
Break points won·Dominant
86
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
47
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
75

Townsend T.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 63 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw