Irina Camelia Begu vs Liudmila Samsonova — Madrid Round of 16
Madrid · WTA · Round of 16
ROU31#462WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023 ·
clay
RUS14#43WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Camelia Begu I.6-4 6-4
Samsonova L.
Camelia Begu I.
662
Samsonova L.
440
Irina Camelia Begu defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #43, defending last year's round of 64.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Camelia Begu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
52
54
Break points saved·Dominant
15
73
Break points won·Slight edge
86
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
37
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
35
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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65
Samsonova L.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast