Irina Camelia Begu vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaCleveland Round of 32

Cleveland · WTA · Round of 32
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 August 2021
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Begu I.
7-6 6-3
Alexandrova E.
Begu I.
7762
Alexandrova E.
6330

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 6-3 in the Cleveland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayIrina Camelia Begu6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2018-01-01ShenzhenR16hardIrina Camelia Begu4-6 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Begu I.Alexandrova E.
Serve
52
Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
68
65
Break points saved·Dominant
58
94
Break points won·Slight edge
88
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Hard Elo 1686
Surface ELO
6.5+113 Hard Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1844
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
3.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.2
Prev. match
9.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
98
91

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast