Irina Camelia Begu vs Sofia Kenin — Charleston Round of 32

Charleston · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU15
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 April 2023
clay
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1655Clay ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Begu I.
6-1 6-4
Kenin S.
Begu I.
662
Kenin S.
140

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Sofia Kenin 6-1 6-4 in the Charleston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #106, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Irina Camelia Begu had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Sofia Kenin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-22ClevelandR16hardSofia Kenin6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Even
68
66
Break points saved·Dominant
58
92
Break points won·Even
88
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
73

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Begu I.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Kenin S.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3+77 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Clay Elo 1655
5.2Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1694
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.0
Surface form
5.7
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
7.4
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
4.9
Country comfort
6.8
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
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
Begu I.Kenin S.
Freshness·Slight edge
98
93

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kenin S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Jabeur O.[2]
Bencic B.[4]
7-666-4
Semi-finals
Jabeur O.[2]
Kasatkina D.[3]
7-57-5
Bencic B.[4]
Pegula J.[1]
7-57-65
Quarter-finals
Jabeur O.[2]
Kalinskaya A.
6-04-1
Pegula J.[1]
Badosa P.[12]
6-37-66
Kasatkina D.[3]
Keys M.[9]
6-756-46-2
Bencic B.[4]
Alexandrova E.[7]
6-36-3
R16
Pegula J.[1]
Begu I.[15]
7-54-66-4
Kasatkina D.[3]
Pera B.
6-37-63
Keys M.[9]
Linette M.[8]
6-23-66-1
Alexandrova E.[7]
Grabher J.
6-46-2
Bencic B.[4]
Rogers S.
4-67-56-2
Badosa P.[12]
Shnaider D.
6-16-3
Kalinskaya A.
Azarenka V.[6]
6-47-65
Jabeur O.[2]
Dolehide C.
6-37-5
R32
Pegula J.[1]
Blinkova A.
6-26-0
Grabher J.
Vickery S.
6-16-2
Keys M.[9]
Baptiste H.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.[6]
Stephens S.
3-66-36-2
Kalinskaya A.
Cornet A.
7-644-66-2
Kasatkina D.[3]
Brengle M.
6-26-1
Badosa P.[12]
Fernandez L.
7-57-66
Bencic B.[4]
Sebov K.
6-06-3
Dolehide C.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-25-76-3
Shnaider D.
Kudermetova V.[5]
6-46-3
Rogers S.
Mcnally C.
6-747-56-1
Jabeur O.[2]
Tsurenko L.
6-36-3
Begu I.[15]
Kenin S.
6-16-4
Alexandrova E.[7]
Putintseva Y.
6-16-3
Linette M.[8]
Gracheva V.
6-737-56-4
Pera B.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
R64
Sebov K.
Davis L.
4-66-16-2
Rogers S.
Collins D.[13]
6-726-46-1
Putintseva Y.
Svitolina E.
6-736-26-4
Keys M.[9]
Navarro E.
6-46-3
Brengle M.
Kanepi K.
6-36-4
Fruhvirtova L.
Teichmann J.[14]
6-23-66-2
Blinkova A.
Bondar A.
7-676-2
Fernandez L.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Vickery S.
Day K.
6-46-2
Pera B.
Liu C.
6-46-716-3
Cornet A.
Crawley F.
6-06-2
Gracheva V.
Friedsam A.
7-636-2
Tsurenko L.
Ormaechea P.
6-16-1
Mcnally C.
Niemeier J.
6-46-1
Kalinskaya A.
Kalinina A.[11]
7-666-4
Kenin S.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-756-1
Begu I.[15]
Galfi D.
6-17-5
Badosa P.[12]
Sherif M.
6-36-1
Stephens S.
Chirico L.
3-66-16-2
Dolehide C.
Lisicki S.
6-46-4
Baptiste H.
Wang X.
6-36-3
Grabher J.
Zhang S.[10]
6-41-66-3
Shnaider D.
Parks A.
6-46-3
Bucsa C.
Bouzkova M.[16]
7-56-736-1