Irina Camelia Begu vs Angelique KerberAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#462WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015 ·
hard
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Camelia Begu I.
6-4 0-6 6-1
Kerber A.
Camelia Begu I.
6062
Kerber A.
4611

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Camelia Begu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 0–6 6–1.

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeR32clayAngelique Kerber3-6 7-5 7-5
2016-04-16Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs ROURRclayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2016-04-04CharlestonQFclayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2015-05-11RomeR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-3 6-3
2015-04-06CharlestonQFclayAngelique Kerber7-6 7-6
2013-03-04Indian WellsR64hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
87
Break points saved·Dominant
15
75
Break points won·Clear edge
86
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw