Jessica Pegula vs Irina Camelia Begu — Charleston Round of 16

Charleston · WTA · Round of 16
Jessica Pegula
USA1
Jessica Pegula
#4WTA
2097ELO
1941Clay ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 April 2023
clay
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU15
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Pegula J.
7-5 4-6 6-4
Begu I.
Pegula J.
7462
Begu I.
5641

Jessica Pegula defeated Irina Camelia Begu 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the Charleston round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4, defending last year's round of 16. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayJessica Pegula4-6 6-2 6-3
2022-01-03Melbourne 2R32hardIrina Camelia Begu7-6(6) 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

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

Serve & return on clay

Pegula J.Begu I.
67
Serve
—
22
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Pegula J.Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pegula J.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
96
68
Break points saved·Dominant
96
58
Break points won·Slight edge
99
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pegula J.
8.3
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Begu I.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.5+209 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.5Clay Elo 1733
9.2Overall Elo 2097
ELO gap
0.8Overall Elo 1769
10.0
H2H
0.0
7.8
Surface form
8.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.0
Minutes 14d
7.7
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
7.9
Country comfort
4.9
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Pegula J.Begu I.
Freshness·Dominant
72
98

Pegula J.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d) · Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (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