Irina Camelia Begu vs Elise Mertens — US Open Round of 128
US Open · WTA · Round of 128
#462WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022 ·
hard
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Camelia Begu I.3-6 6-2 6-3
Mertens E.
Camelia Begu I.
3662
Mertens E.
6231
Irina Camelia Begu defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Camelia Begu dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 3–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-06 | Rome | R32 | clay | Irina Camelia Begu | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2017-04-24 | Istanbul | SF | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2017-02-11 | Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BEL | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 7-5 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
52
69
Break points saved·Dominant
15
65
Break points won·Slight edge
86
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
84
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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91
Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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