Irina Camelia Begu vs Qiang Wang — Phillip Island Trophy Round of 16

Phillip Island Trophy · 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
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2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 13 February 2021
hard
CHN5
Qiang Wang
34 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
6-7 6-2 6-1
Wang Q.
Begu I.
62662
Wang Q.
77211

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Qiang Wang 6-7 6-2 6-1 in the Phillip Island Trophy round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Qiang Wang came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Qiang Wang in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR64hardQiang Wang6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Wang Q.

Wang Q.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Wang Q.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Wang Q.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
46
Break points won·Clear edge
88
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
22

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Wang Q.
Freshness·
98
—

Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kasatkina D.
Bouzkova M.[13]
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.
Collins D.[8]
6-26-766-1
Bouzkova M.[13]
Andreescu B.[2]
6-796-27-5
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.
Martic P.[4]
6-06-4
Bouzkova M.[13]
Teichmann J.
6-34-66-2
Collins D.[8]
Peterson R.[16]
6-16-2
Andreescu B.[2]
Begu I.
6-34-67-65
R16
Andreescu B.[2]
Diyas Z.
6-1
Teichmann J.
Tig P.
6-33-3
Collins D.[8]
Doi M.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
2-66-16-4
Peterson R.[16]
Gadecki O.
7-56-3
Martic P.[4]
Birrell K.
6-16-3
Bouzkova M.[13]
Da Silva Fick G.
6-16-1
Begu I.
Wang Q.[5]
6-726-26-1
R32
Doi M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
W/O
Da Silva Fick G.
Sasnovich A.
6-32-67-66
Martic P.[4]
Marino R.
6-25-76-4
Gadecki O.
Kenin S.[1]
2-67-646-4
Peterson R.[16]
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Collins D.[8]
Lepchenko V.
6-736-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
5-76-46-2
Wang Q.[5]
Inglis M.
6-46-2
Diyas Z.
Bogdan A.
6-45-76-2
Birrell K.
Raina A.
6-33-66-4
Bouzkova M.[13]
Zhu L.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Gracheva V.
6-46-3
Tig P.
Jones F.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Teichmann J.
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Andreescu B.[2]
Brengle M.
7-644-66-3
R64
Lepchenko V.
Hibino N.
6-33-0
Bouzkova M.[13]
Kovinic D.
3-65-0
Blinkova A.
Petkovic A.
4-67-636-4
Raina A.
Cocciaretto E.
5-76-16-2
Jones F.
Zheng S.[11]
6-23-66-2
Tomljanovic A.
Cabrera L.
6-36-4
Inglis M.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Podoroska N.[12]
6-36-3
Bogdan A.
Sevastova A.[14]
4-66-36-3
Diyas Z.
Mchale C.
3-66-36-1
Marino R.
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Gadecki O.
Aiava D.
6-46-4
Minnen G.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Peterson R.[16]
Potapova A.
6-44-66-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Samsonova L.
6-766-17-64
Gracheva V.
Stephens S.[9]
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Boulter K.
6-46-2
Teichmann J.
Buzarnescu M.
6-756-36-3
Tig P.
Tsurenko L.
2-66-26-3
Brengle M.
Wang Y.
6-36-4
Zhu L.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Birrell K.
Cornet A.[15]
6-27-5
Sasnovich A.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Doi M.
Garcia C.[10]
7-56-3