Garbine Muguruza vs Irina Camelia Begu — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
ESP9
Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Muguruza G.
6-3 7-5
Begu I.
Muguruza G.
672
Begu I.
350

Garbine Muguruza defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-3 7-5 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-03BeijingR64hardGarbine Muguruza2-6 6-2 6-3
2016-05-02MadridR32clayIrina Camelia Begu5-7 7-6(4) 6-3
2015-02-07Fed Cup WG R1: ROU vs ESPRRhardGarbine Muguruza6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Muguruza G.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

Serve advantage — Muguruza G.

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
Muguruza G.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muguruza G.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Even
72
68
Break points saved·Dominant
90
58
Break points won·Even
88
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Muguruza G.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
98

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[9]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-3
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[9]
Mertens E.[10]
6-47-65
Krejcikova B.
Teichmann J.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Potapova A.
6-06-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Sabalenka A.[3]
3-66-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Pegula J.
5-77-56-0
Teichmann J.
Gauff C.
6-36-3
R16
Sabalenka A.[3]
Kontaveit A.[15]
6-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Garcia C.
6-46-2
Krejcikova B.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Bencic B.[6]
6-12-67-5
Teichmann J.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Gauff C.
Martincova T.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Swiatek I.[8]
6-06-4
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-06-2
R32
Teichmann J.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-23-4
Kuznetsova S.
Svitolina E.[1]
2-66-46-1
Potapova A.
Keys M.[11]
6-46-3
Bencic B.[6]
Kudermetova V.
6-45-76-4
Jabeur O.
Rybakina E.[14]
7-664-66-2
Gauff C.
Vondrousova M.[12]
3-66-06-4
Martincova T.
Bertens K.[5]
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.[15]
Cirstea S.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.[8]
Doi M.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-756-2
Mertens E.[10]
Rogers S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Martic P.[13]
7-626-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.
Tig P.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Kasatkina D.
6-43-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[16]
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.
Wang Q.
6-41-67-5
Keys M.[11]
Liang E.
6-16-1
Potapova A.
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Teichmann J.
Zavatska K.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Rybakina E.[14]
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Gauff C.
Alexandrova E.
7-632-67-68
Martincova T.
Pliskova K.
7-656-766-3
Doi M.
Hercog P.
6-24-66-3
Anisimova A.
Konjuh A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Begu I.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.[15]
Babos T.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Kerber A.
3-66-26-4
Rogers S.
Kanepi K.
7-646-2
Mertens E.[10]
Tomova V.
4-66-26-4
Pegula J.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-1
Sevastova A.
Pera B.
6-06-3