PRAGUE. Inexorable Begu clobbers Sevastova in the 1st round of the Prague Open

PRAGUE OPEN - PRAGUE DRAW AND RESULTS. Begu shocks Sevastova to compete against Leonie Kung in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Anastasija Sevastova

Irina-Camelia Begu shocks Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Prague on Tuesday after playing a tremendous match to square off with Leonie Kung in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Sevastova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Begu in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, the Romanian refused to bow to find the way to come back to break the Latvian 4 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (5-1) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Begu failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 15.

Certainly, a key moment was when the Romanian won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.

The Romanian converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-1 30-40), the 6th (4-1 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, Anastasija converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (1-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (1-5 15-40).

They played 47 points. The Romanian won 11 points more than the Latvian (29-18). The Romanian lost 11 points on serve (12-11). Regarding the other side of the net, the Latvian conceded 17 points on serve (7-17).

Irina-Camelia in this set was too strong for Sevastova and eventually she won 6-2 after breaking Sevastova in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The Latvian was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Irina-Camelia was on the money in converting all her break points in the 6th (3-2 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Begu didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 39 points. Begu was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Sevastova (24-15). Begu lost 5 points on serve (16-5). In addition, on the other side, Anastasija conceded 8 points on serve (10-8).

Irina-Camelia will add to her prize money € 850 after winning this match. She has won already € 3,150 after this win. If she wins the next match, Begu will add € 1,850 to her earnings to earn € 5,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Begu
Sevastova
Irina-Camelia Begu
6-2 6-2
Anastasija Sevastova
53
53
Total points
33
33
23
23
Winners
11
11
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
75%
75%
1st in
67%
67%
70%
70%
1st won
39%
39%
23/33
23/33
1st won
11/28
11/28
45%
45%
2nd won
43%
43%
5/11
5/11
2nd won
6/14
6/14
-- Break Points --
6/8
6/8
Total
2/5
2/5
75%
75%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Irina-Camelia scored 53 points vs. Anastasija’s 33.

Irina-Camelia was effective when converting 75% of the break points that she procured (6/8). On the other side, Sevastova was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Begu and Sevastova is 3-3.

Draw and next match H2H: Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Leonie Kung – stats

Begu will come up against Kung in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Irina-Camelia Begu and Leonie Kung since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Irina-Camelia Begu Draw info

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