Irina Camelia Begu vs Tamara Zidansek — Iasi 125 Semi-final
Iasi 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2023
clay
#148WTA
1655ELO
1639Clay ELO
28 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLWLL
Begu I.5-7 6-4 6-3
Zidansek T.
Begu I.
5662
Zidansek T.
7431
Irina Camelia Begu defeated Tamara Zidansek 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the Iasi 125 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tamara Zidansek came in ranked #148.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Camelia Begu dropped the opening set before beating Tamara Zidansek 5–7 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 156). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
39
Break points won·Even
88
91
Deciding sets·Even
81
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
99
100
Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zidansek T.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Quarter-finals
Zidansek T.
Astakhova D.
6-33-3
Begu I.
Teichmann J.
1-66-46-0
Serban R.
Pigossi L.
7-687-5
Bogdan A.
Waltert S.
6-06-4
R16
Astakhova D.
Erjavec V.
6-27-5
Begu I.
Jani R.
6-36-1
Teichmann J.
Todoni A.
5-76-36-3
Zidansek T.
Prisacariu A.
6-26-4
Pigossi L.
Jacquemot E.
4-67-637-5
Serban R.
Kovinic D.
6-06-1
Waltert S.
Marcinko P.
7-626-3
Bogdan A.
Perrin C.
6-43-66-1
R32
Todoni A.
Papamichail D.
6-46-4
Waltert S.
Zhao C.
6-46-2
Marcinko P.
Oz I.
7-643-66-0
Perrin C.
Ruse E.
6-46-1
Bogdan A.
Palicova B.
2-67-56-1
Begu I.
Paquet C.
7-646-1
Jani R.
Hercog P.
6-47-5
Teichmann J.
Amariei I.
6-36-1
Erjavec V.
Udvardy P.
7-57-64
Astakhova D.
Kalieva E.
4-67-666-3
Prisacariu A.
Gavrila O.
6-26-3
Zidansek T.
Tikhonova A.
6-46-2
Pigossi L.
Bulgaru M.
5-76-06-1
Jacquemot E.
Bara I.
1-67-626-3
Serban R.
Yashina E.
6-16-2
Kovinic D.
Riera J.
6-36-4