Irina Camelia Begu vs Sara Errani — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020
clay
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Begu I.
6-1 6-3
Errani S.
Begu I.
662
Errani S.
13–

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Sara Errani 6-1 6-3 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Errani came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Irina Camelia Begu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-0
2012-07-09PalermoSFclaySara Errani6-4 6-1
2012-04-09BarcelonaR32claySara Errani7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving39% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.serving34% hold

wins 44% 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

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Errani S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
66%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Errani S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
36
Break points saved·Dominant
58
8
Break points won·Slight edge
88
98
Deciding sets·Even
81
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
34

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Errani S.
Freshness·
99
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Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Begu I.
Friedsam A.
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.
Dabrowski G.
6-26-2
Bolsova A.
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Babos T.
6-06-1
Juvan K.
Delai M.
6-26-3
Kovinic D.
Kawa K.
3-66-46-3
Blinkova A.
Voegele S.
7-56-3
Q1
Kovinic D.
Eikeri U.
6-26-1
Bolsova A.
Pieri J.
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.
Rodionova A.
6-06-1
Begu I.
Errani S.
6-16-3
Friedsam A.
Di Giuseppe M.
6-36-2
Kawa K.
Mchale C.
4-66-47-5
Kalinskaya A.
Diyas Z.
7-52-66-3
Doi M.
Trevisan M.
6-46-746-3
Voegele S.
Fernandez L.
2-66-27-5
Juvan K.
Davis L.
6-46-1
Delai M.
Hibino N.
4-66-36-4
Rus A.
Samsonova L.
6-16-3
Babos T.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-31-66-2