Irina Camelia Begu vs Taylor TownsendIndian Wells 125K Round of 32

Indian Wells 125K · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#462WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2020 ·
hard
#94WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Camelia Begu I.
6-0 6-2
Townsend T.
Camelia Begu I.
662
Townsend T.
020

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Taylor Townsend 6-0 6-2 in the Indian Wells 125K round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #94, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Taylor Townsend in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-12CincinnatiQ64hardTaylor Townsend6-7(4) 6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
47
Break points saved·Dominant
15
81
Break points won·Dominant
86
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
35
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
86

Townsend T.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw