Irina Camelia Begu vs Arantxa Rus — Palermo Round of 16

Palermo · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 July 2024
clay
Arantxa Rus
NED5
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Begu I.
6-2 7-5
Rus A.
Begu I.
672
Rus A.
250

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Arantxa Rus 6-2 7-5 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
73%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
15
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
51
Break points won·Even
88
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
0

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Begu I.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Rus A.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
7.9+233 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.1Clay Elo 1500
8.1Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1511
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
7.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
9.06-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
8.4
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
5.8
Country comfort
3.0
Surface transition
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
Begu I.Rus A.
Freshness·Even
98
100

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Zheng Q.[1]
Muchova K.[2]
6-44-66-2
Semi-finals
Muchova K.[2]
Begu I.
6-16-1
Zheng Q.[1]
Parry D.[4]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Muchova K.[2]
Sharma A.
7-657-66
Zheng Q.[1]
Cristian J.[7]
6-16-1
Begu I.
Li A.
6-36-4
Parry D.[4]
Paquet C.
7-51-66-4
R16
Muchova K.[2]
Noha Akugue N.
6-706-26-3
Paquet C.
Carle M.
6-36-1
Begu I.
Rus A.[5]
6-27-5
Cristian J.[7]
Bronzetti L.
6-36-2
Parry D.[4]
Teichmann J.
6-26-746-2
Sharma A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-43-66-1
Zheng Q.[1]
Martic P.
6-46-4
Li A.
Andreeva E.
6-34-66-4
R32
Andreeva E.
Semenistaja D.
6-16-2
Begu I.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-06-0
Carle M.
Maria T.[8]
5-76-16-1
Muchova K.[2]
Kawa K.
7-6145-1
Tomljanovic A.
Sherif M.
3-67-56-3
Sharma A.
Blinkova A.[6]
6-07-5
Martic P.
Arango E.
6-26-3
Cristian J.[7]
Riera J.
6-36-2
Rus A.[5]
Trevisan M.
6-756-46-2
Bronzetti L.
Jacquemot E.
7-53-66-3
Noha Akugue N.
Barthel M.
6-42-66-2
Zheng Q.[1]
Errani S.
6-36-2
Parry D.[4]
Gadecki O.
4-66-46-4
Paquet C.
Zheng S.
6-36-3
Li A.
Stearns P.[3]
3-67-676-2
Teichmann J.
Ristic M.
6-16-1