Anna Blinkova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Wimbledon Round of 64

Wimbledon · WTA · Round of 64
Anna Blinkova
RUS
Anna Blinkova
#114WTA
1694ELO
1602Grass ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 July 2023
grass
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU29
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1634Grass ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Blinkova A.
7-5 6-3
Begu I.
Blinkova A.
762
Begu I.
530

Anna Blinkova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 7-5 6-3 in the Wimbledon round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Anna Blinkova claimed a first win over Irina Camelia Begu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-13Phillip Island TrophyR32hardIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-2
2019-01-07HobartR16hardIrina Camelia Begu4-6 7-6(2) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blinkova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Serve advantage — Begu I.

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
Blinkova A.Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blinkova A.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
68
Break points saved·Even
58
58
Break points won·Slight edge
94
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
94
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blinkova A.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Begu I.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
4.8Grass Elo 1602
Surface ELO
5.2+32 Grass Elo edge
4.0Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1769
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.5
Surface form
5.4
Fatigue & Travel
4.2
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
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
Blinkova A.Begu I.
Freshness·Dominant
67
98

Blinkova A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d) · Begu I.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Vondrousova M.
Jabeur O.[6]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Vondrousova M.
Svitolina E.[8]
6-36-3
Jabeur O.[6]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-756-46-3
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[8]
Swiatek I.[3]
7-56-756-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Keys M.[26]
6-26-4
Vondrousova M.
Pegula J.[4]
6-42-66-4
Jabeur O.[6]
Rybakina E.[2]
6-756-46-1
R16
Sabalenka A.[1]
Alexandrova E.[18]
6-46-0
Swiatek I.[3]
Bencic B.[11]
6-747-626-3
Vondrousova M.
Bouzkova M.[21]
2-66-46-3
Svitolina E.[8]
Azarenka V.[19]
2-66-47-69
Rybakina E.[2]
Haddad Maia B.[13]
4-1
Keys M.[26]
Andreeva M.[5]
3-67-646-2
Jabeur O.[6]
Kvitova P.[9]
6-06-3
Pegula J.[4]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-3
R32
Bouzkova M.[21]
Garcia C.[5]
7-604-67-5
Alexandrova E.[18]
Galfi D.[10]
6-06-4
Haddad Maia B.[13]
Cirstea S.[17]
6-26-2
Rybakina E.[2]
Boulter K.
6-16-1
Keys M.[26]
Kostyuk M.[12]
6-46-1
Andreeva M.[5]
Potapova A.[27]
6-27-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Blinkova A.
6-26-3
Bencic B.[11]
Linette M.[23]
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[8]
Kenin S.
7-636-2
Swiatek I.[3]
Martic P.[30]
6-27-5
Jabeur O.[6]
Andreescu B.
3-66-36-4
Azarenka V.[19]
Kasatkina D.[11]
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.
Bogdan A.
4-66-37-618
Vondrousova M.
Vekic D.[31]
6-17-5
Kvitova P.[9]
Stevanovic N.
6-37-5
Pegula J.[4]
Cocciaretto E.
6-46-0
R64
Bencic B.[11]
Collins D.
3-66-47-62
Svitolina E.[8]
Mertens E.[25]
6-11-66-1
Kenin S.
Wang X.
6-46-3
Andreeva M.[5]
Krejcikova B.[10]
6-34-0
Kostyuk M.[12]
Badosa P.
6-21-0
Galfi D.[10]
Niemeier J.
4-67-656-1
Alexandrova E.[18]
Brengle M.
6-747-657-67
Cirstea S.[17]
Ostapenko J.[17]
4-67-666-4
Swiatek I.[3]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Tsurenko L.
Siniakova K.[32]
6-46-1
Garcia C.[5]
Fernandez L.[22]
3-66-47-66
Vekic D.[31]
Stephens S.
4-67-56-4
Keys M.[26]
Golubic V.
7-56-3
Potapova A.[27]
Juvan K.
6-37-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Gracheva V.
2-67-56-2
Bouzkova M.[21]
Kontaveit A.
6-16-2
Andreescu B.
Kalinina A.[26]
6-24-67-67
Vondrousova M.
Kudermetova V.[12]
6-36-3
Kasatkina D.[11]
Burrage J.
6-06-2
Azarenka V.[19]
Podoroska N.
6-36-0
Cocciaretto E.
Masarova R.
6-36-1
Boulter K.
Tomova V.
6-03-66-3
Martic P.[30]
Parry D.
4-66-36-3
Linette M.[23]
Strycova B.
6-46-766-3
Pegula J.[4]
Bucsa C.
6-16-4
Bogdan A.
Parks A.
1-66-36-2
Jabeur O.[6]
Bai Z.
6-16-1
Stevanovic N.
Korpatsch T.
7-57-5
Kvitova P.[9]
Sasnovich A.[15]
6-26-2
Haddad Maia B.[13]
Cristian J.
4-66-26-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Cornet A.
6-27-62
Blinkova A.
Begu I.[29]
7-56-3
R128
Bogdan A.
Samsonova L.[15]
7-617-64
Masarova R.
Sherif M.[21]
7-53-67-66
Cristian J.
Bronzetti L.[20]
6-36-4
Mertens E.[25]
Hruncakova V.
7-626-2
Andreescu B.
Bondar A.
6-33-66-2
Parry D.
Dart H.
6-746-06-4
Gracheva V.
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.[19]
Yuan Y.[17]
6-45-76-4
Garcia C.[5]
Volynets K.[5]
6-46-3
Galfi D.[10]
Noskova L.[9]
6-766-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Liu C.
6-33-66-4
Bouzkova M.[21]
Waltert S.
6-16-4
Fernandez L.[22]
Baindl K.
6-44-66-4
Kvitova P.[9]
Paolini J.[13]
6-46-756-1
Potapova A.[27]
Naef C.
6-36-3
Niemeier J.
Muchova K.[10]
6-45-76-1
Alexandrova E.[18]
Navarro E.[23]
6-46-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Udvardy P.
6-36-1
Siniakova K.[32]
Zheng Q.[24]
6-37-5
Martic P.[30]
Fruhvirtova L.
7-56-754-1
Sasnovich A.[15]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-26-1
Ostapenko J.[17]
Minnen G.
6-16-2
Bai Z.
Bonaventure Y.
7-606-1
Rybakina E.[2]
Rogers S.
4-66-16-2
Andreeva M.[5]
Wang X.
6-43-67-5
Linette M.[23]
Teichmann J.[24]
6-36-2
Haddad Maia B.[13]
Putintseva Y.
3-66-06-4
Keys M.[26]
Kartal S.
6-06-3
Parks A.
Friedsam A.
6-46-3
Vekic D.[31]
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Kostyuk M.[12]
Sakkari M.[8]
0-67-56-2
Swiatek I.[3]
Zhu L.[30]
6-16-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Strycova B.
Zanevska M.
6-17-5
Collins D.
Grabher J.[12]
6-46-4
Bencic B.[11]
Swan K.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[11]
Dolehide C.
6-16-4
Podoroska N.
Martincova T.
3-67-656-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Williams V.
6-46-3
Kenin S.
Gauff C.[7]
6-44-66-2
Pegula J.[4]
Davis L.
6-26-786-3
Bucsa C.
Rakhimova K.
6-34-67-69
Cocciaretto E.
Osorio C.
6-36-4
Kudermetova V.[12]
Kanepi K.
7-646-4
Vondrousova M.
Stearns P.
6-27-5
Kontaveit A.
Stefanini L.
6-46-4
Jabeur O.[6]
Frech M.
6-36-3
Kalinina A.[26]
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-46-3
Stevanovic N.
Pliskova K.[18]
6-26-3
Korpatsch T.
Zhao C.
1-66-46-2
Cirstea S.[17]
Maria T.
6-12-66-3
Tomova V.
Pera B.[27]
6-736-36-3
Golubic V.
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-64
Krejcikova B.[10]
Watson H.
6-27-5
Brengle M.
Errani S.
6-36-1
Begu I.[29]
Marino R.
6-23-66-2
Blinkova A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-24-66-3
Wang X.
Hunter S.
6-36-1
Juvan K.
Gasparyan M.
6-06-3
Stephens S.
Peterson R.
6-26-3
Boulter K.
Saville D.
7-646-2
Cornet A.
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Burrage J.
Mcnally C.
6-16-3
Badosa P.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3