Irina Camelia Begu vs Sara Errani — Bucharest 125 Semi-final

Bucharest 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2022
clay
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Begu I.
6-2 6-2
Errani S.
Begu I.
662
Errani S.
22–

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Sara Errani 6-2 6-2 in the Bucharest 125 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Errani came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Irina Camelia Begu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-0
2012-07-09PalermoSFclaySara Errani6-4 6-1
2012-04-09BarcelonaR32claySara Errani7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.serving32% hold

wins 43% 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.Errani S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
48%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 156). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Errani S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
36
Break points saved·Dominant
58
8
Break points won·Slight edge
88
98
Deciding sets·Even
81
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
34

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Errani S.
Freshness·
99
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Begu I.
Jani R.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Jani R.
Zanevska M.
7-57-66
Begu I.
Errani S.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Jani R.
Udvardy P.
0-66-47-5
Zanevska M.
Sherif M.
6-16-4
Errani S.
Masarova R.
6-31-66-4
Begu I.
Baindl K.
6-16-1
R16
Jani R.
Waltert S.
6-42-66-1
Udvardy P.
Tomova V.
2-66-16-4
Zanevska M.
Andreeva E.
6-46-3
Sherif M.
Grabher J.
6-36-3
Errani S.
Galfi D.
2-66-36-2
Masarova R.
Bondar A.
6-46-2
Baindl K.
Bolsova A.
6-46-4
Begu I.
Bara I.
6-06-2
R32
Waltert S.
Cirstea S.
6-36-3
Jani R.
Brancaccio N.
6-36-3
Tomova V.
Ghioroaie Y.
6-16-3
Udvardy P.
Dinu C.
7-57-5
Zanevska M.
Bronzetti L.
6-16-0
Andreeva E.
Cocciaretto E.
6-46-1
Sherif M.
Bulgaru M.
6-46-2
Galfi D.
Fourlis J.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Rosca I.
6-16-0
Masarova R.
Lee G.
3-66-26-4
Bondar A.
Astakhova D.
4-66-36-3
Bolsova A.
Carle M.
6-17-68
Bara I.
Oz I.
6-36-2
Begu I.
Pigossi L.
6-36-1
Grabher J.
Rosca A.
6-06-3
Baindl K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-2