Maria Sakkari vs Irina Camelia Begu — Madrid Quarter-final
Madrid · WTA · Quarter-final
GRE9#32WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023 ·
clay
ROU31#462WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
Sakkari M.6-7 6-4 6-2
Camelia Begu I.
Sakkari M.
6662
Camelia Begu I.
7421
Maria Sakkari defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped the opening set before beating Irina Camelia Begu 6–7 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-07 | St. Petersburg | SF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 2018-09-17 | Seoul | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 2016-03-21 | Miami | R128 | hard | Irina Camelia Begu | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
79
52
Break points saved·Dominant
78
15
Break points won·Slight edge
91
86
Deciding sets·Even
75
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
84
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
75
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Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast