Irina Camelia Begu vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2022
clay
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS14
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1737Clay ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Begu I.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Alexandrova E.
Begu I.
63662
Alexandrova E.
77341

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, defending last year's round of 64. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-23ClevelandR32hardIrina Camelia Begu7-6(3) 6-3
2018-01-01ShenzhenR16hardIrina Camelia Begu4-6 6-1 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Alexandrova E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
5.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Alexandrova E.
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
Begu I.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 25 days (−0.3)
Alexandrova E.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Clay Elo 1733
Surface ELO
5.4+4 Clay Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1844
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.4
Surface form
7.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.7
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Begu I.Alexandrova E.
Freshness·Slight edge
98
88

Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 88%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[3]
Gauff C.[4]
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[3]
Kasatkina D.[20]
6-26-1
Gauff C.[4]
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.[20]
Kudermetova V.[29]
6-47-65
Swiatek I.[3]
Pegula J.[5]
6-36-2
Gauff C.[4]
Stephens S.
7-56-2
Trevisan M.
Fernandez L.[24]
6-26-736-3
R16
Swiatek I.[3]
Zheng Q.
6-756-06-2
Trevisan M.
Sasnovich A.[14]
7-6107-5
Stephens S.
Teichmann J.[23]
6-26-0
Gauff C.[4]
Mertens E.[23]
6-46-0
Kasatkina D.[20]
Giorgi C.[28]
6-26-2
Pegula J.[5]
Begu I.
4-66-26-3
Fernandez L.[24]
Anisimova A.[6]
6-34-66-3
Kudermetova V.[29]
Keys M.[19]
1-66-36-1
R32
Zheng Q.
Cornet A.
6-03-0
Kudermetova V.[29]
Badosa P.[3]
6-32-1
Pegula J.[5]
Zidansek T.[22]
6-17-62
Trevisan M.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Keys M.[19]
Rybakina E.[2]
3-66-17-63
Stephens S.
Parry D.
6-26-3
Anisimova A.[6]
Muchova K.[10]
6-776-23-0
Giorgi C.[28]
Sabalenka A.[1]
4-66-16-0
Sasnovich A.[14]
Kerber A.[21]
6-47-65
Mertens E.[23]
Gracheva V.
6-26-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Kovinic D.
6-37-5
Teichmann J.[23]
Azarenka V.[15]
4-67-57-65
Begu I.
Jeanjean L.
6-16-4
Kasatkina D.[20]
Rogers S.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[4]
Kanepi K.
6-36-4
Fernandez L.[24]
Bencic B.[11]
7-53-67-5
R64
Rybakina E.[2]
Volynets K.
6-46-0
Kasatkina D.[20]
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-3
Trevisan M.
Linette M.
6-36-2
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[32]
6-46-2
Kerber A.[21]
Jacquemot E.
6-17-62
Sasnovich A.[14]
Raducanu E.[12]
3-66-16-1
Fernandez L.[24]
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Muchova K.[10]
Sakkari M.[4]
7-657-64
Gracheva V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-757-5
Gauff C.[4]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-17-64
Kanepi K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[15]
Petkovic A.
6-17-63
Teichmann J.[23]
Danilovic O.
6-46-1
Parry D.
Osorio C.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Cirstea S.[18]
3-66-26-0
Rogers S.
Collins D.[9]
6-46-3
Mertens E.[23]
Bouzkova M.[27]
W/O
Giorgi C.[28]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Zidansek T.[22]
Sherif M.
W/O
Kudermetova V.[29]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Kovinic D.
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Jeanjean L.
Pliskova K.[20]
6-26-2
Bencic B.[11]
Andreescu B.[25]
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Zheng Q.
Halep S.[19]
2-66-26-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-01-66-3
Pegula J.[5]
Kalinina A.
6-15-76-4
Badosa P.[3]
Juvan K.[11]
7-53-66-2
Keys M.[19]
Garcia C.
6-47-63
Anisimova A.[6]
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Begu I.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-736-36-4
R128
Halep S.[19]
Schunk N.
6-41-66-1
Zheng Q.
Zanevska M.
6-36-1
Kovinic D.
Samsonova L.[20]
2-66-26-1
Kalinina A.
Baptiste H.[26]
5-2
Sherif M.
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Begu I.
Paolini J.[13]
4-66-17-65
Jeanjean L.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Andrianjafitrimo T.
2-66-36-1
Badosa P.[3]
Ferro F.
6-26-0
Krunic A.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-3
Juvan K.[11]
Selekhmeteva O.
7-57-64
Kudermetova V.[29]
Zhu L.
6-43-66-3
Keys M.[19]
Kalinskaya A.[22]
6-33-66-4
Linette M.
Jabeur O.[6]
3-67-647-5
Trevisan M.
Dart H.
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[32]
Bondar A.
7-606-1
Fernandez L.[24]
Mladenovic K.
6-07-5
Anisimova A.[6]
Osaka N.[16]
7-56-4
Bouzkova M.[27]
Gasanova A.
6-26-1
Mertens E.[23]
Ruse E.
6-36-1
Gauff C.[4]
Marino R.
7-56-0
Van Uytvanck A.
Li A.[30]
3-62-3
Azarenka V.[15]
Bogdan A.
6-777-616-2
Schmiedlova A.
Kucova K.
4-67-616-2
Osorio C.
Tan H.
6-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Yastremska D.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Doi M.
6-26-0
Rybakina E.[2]
Rus A.
6-15-76-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Paquet C.
2-66-36-4
Haddad Maia B.
Bucsa C.[31]
6-31-66-2
Cirstea S.[18]
Maria T.
6-36-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Bronzetti L.
6-16-4
Pegula J.[5]
Wang Q.
6-26-4
Zidansek T.[22]
Liu C.
6-26-2
Garcia C.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Collins D.[9]
Tomova V.
6-06-4
Rogers S.
Martincova T.
6-46-3
Contreras Gomez F.
Udvardy P.
7-686-3
Giorgi C.[28]
Zhang S.
3-66-26-2
Putintseva Y.
Bara I.
6-36-1
Brengle M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
Raducanu E.[12]
Noskova L.[12]
6-747-56-1
Kerber A.[21]
Frech M.
2-66-37-5
Jacquemot E.
Watson H.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Martic P.
6-47-66
Muchova K.[10]
Monnet C.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Bjorklund M.
7-666-2
Sakkari M.[4]
Burel C.
6-26-3
Gracheva V.
Sharma A.
4-66-47-5
Petkovic A.
Dodin O.
6-46-2
Danilovic O.
Galfi D.
3-67-646-2
Parry D.
Krejcikova B.[2]
1-66-26-3
Saville D.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.
Kontaveit A.[5]
7-657-5
Stephens S.
Niemeier J.
5-76-46-2
Andreescu B.[25]
Bonaventure Y.
3-67-56-0
Teichmann J.[23]
Pera B.
6-26-1
Volynets K.
Golubic V.
6-22-66-1
Kanepi K.
Muguruza G.[10]
2-66-36-4
Kasatkina D.[20]
Sramkova R.
6-26-0
Bencic B.[11]
Jani R.
6-16-1
Sasnovich A.[14]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-0