Andrea Petkovic vs Irina Camelia Begu — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
GER
Andrea Petkovic
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Petkovic A.
6-4 5-7 6-3
Begu I.
Petkovic A.
6562
Begu I.
4731

Andrea Petkovic defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Andrea Petkovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Andrea Petkovic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Andrea Petkovic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-30US OpenR128hardAndrea Petkovic6-2 7-6(3)
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardIrina Camelia Begu6-7(3) 4-3 RET
2018-01-29St. PetersburgR32hardIrina Camelia Begu7-6(5) 6-1
2017-01-30St. PetersburgR32hardAndrea Petkovic6-1 7-5
2014-06-23WimbledonR64grassAndrea Petkovic6-4 3-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Petkovic A.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Petkovic A.

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
Petkovic A.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (72 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Petkovic A.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
39
58
Break points won·Clear edge
76
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Petkovic A.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Zidansek T.
Stephens S.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Mladenovic K.
6-27-5
Tomljanovic A.
Siegemund L.
6-756-36-2
Cornet A.
Petkovic A.
6-27-65
Mchale C.
Tig P.
6-32-66-2
Kostyuk M.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Hercog P.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Pera B.
Potapova A.
6-46-1
Q1
Stephens S.
Bolsova A.
6-36-4
Zidansek T.
Turati B.
6-16-1
Mladenovic K.
Kung L.
6-32-66-2
Zvonareva V.
Doi M.
4-66-36-3
Siegemund L.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Martincova T.
2-66-26-3
Cornet A.
Gatto Monticone G.
7-676-746-4
Petkovic A.
Begu I.
6-45-76-3
Tig P.
Wang Y.
0-66-37-64
Mchale C.
Fernandez L.
7-626-4
Hibino N.
Hsieh S.
6-26-0
Kostyuk M.
Brancaccio N.
6-46-0
Errani S.
Watson H.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Bronzetti L.
6-46-3
Pera B.
Samsonova L.
6-36-4
Potapova A.
Gasparyan M.
6-47-61