Irina Camelia Begu vs Bethanie Mattek Sands — Dubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
USA
Bethanie Mattek Sands
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLW
Begu I.
7-6 4-6 6-0
Mattek Sands B.
Begu I.
79462
Mattek Sands B.
67601

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Bethanie Mattek Sands 7-6 4-6 6-0 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayIrina Camelia Begu5-7 6-1 6-3
2016-04-04CharlestonR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-4 4-6 6-2
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayIrina Camelia Begu6-4 7-6(6)
2015-02-16Rio de JaneiroR16clayIrina Camelia Begu6-2 6-4
2012-10-08LinzQFhardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 1-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mattek Sands B.

Mattek Sands B.serving48% hold

wins 49% 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.Mattek Sands B.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Mattek Sands B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
18
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
52
Break points won·Dominant
88
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
52

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Mattek Sands B.
Freshness·
99
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kanepi K.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-756-3
Begu I.
Haas B.
6-04-0
Liang E.
Doi M.
6-36-1
Tsurenko L.
Trevisan M.
6-26-1
Martincova T.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-756-2
Bogdan A.
Rakhimova K.
6-25-76-0
Zavatska K.
Tomova V.
6-46-4
Konjuh A.
Krunic A.
6-24-66-2
Q1
Kanepi K.
Shibahara E.
6-16-736-4
Zvonareva V.
Amanmuradova A.
6-16-1
Begu I.
Mattek Sands B.
7-674-66-0
Haas B.
Dabrowski G.
2-66-26-3
Doi M.
Frech M.
7-56-3
Liang E.
Niculescu M.
6-47-5
Trevisan M.
Rodionova A.
5-76-16-3
Tsurenko L.
Bucsa C.
6-26-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Zhu L.
7-646-2
Martincova T.
Hradecka L.
6-34-66-2
Bogdan A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-26-4
Rakhimova K.
Cristian J.
7-57-5
Zavatska K.
Andrei L.
7-56-3
Tomova V.
Gabueva A.
6-36-2
Konjuh A.
Bonaventure Y.
5-75-3
Krunic A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-3