Irina Camelia Begu vs Aryna SabalenkaMiami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2022
hard
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Begu I.
6-4 6-4
Sabalenka A.
Begu I.
662
Sabalenka A.
440

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-4 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Aryna Sabalenka in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Camelia Begu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-02Adelaide 1SFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Sabalenka A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

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.Sabalenka A.
Serve
96
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
98
Break points saved·Dominant
58
98
Break points won·Clear edge
88
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
0.0Hard Elo 1686
Surface ELO
10.0+515 Hard Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 2220
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.1
Surface form
5.7
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.3
Minutes 14d
8.9
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
4.9
Country comfort
5.6
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
88

Begu I.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sabalenka A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw