Irina Camelia Begu vs Victoria AzarenkaRome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
#462WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2016 ·
clay
#451WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Camelia Begu I.
6-3 6-2
Azarenka V.
Camelia Begu I.
662
Azarenka V.
320

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-2 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in ranked #451, leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Victoria Azarenka in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

05
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-11RomeR16clayVictoria Azarenka6-4 5-7 6-1
2012-10-08LinzSFhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-1
2012-07-30OlympicsR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 3-6 6-1
2011-09-26TokyoR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-3
2011-04-04MarbellaFclayVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
88
Break points saved·Dominant
15
79
Break points won·Clear edge
86
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw