ROME STATS. Unrelenting Konta extinguishes Begu in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Konta exterminates Begu to face Garbine Muguruza in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Johanna Konta vs. Irina-Camelia Begu

Johanna Konta powers past Irina-Camelia Begu 6-0 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome on Thursday after playing a extraordinary match to come up against Garbine Muguruza in the 3rd round.

The Brit will add to her prize money € 5,610 after winning this match. She has won already € 19,355 after this win. If she wins the next match, Johanna will add € 18,555 to her earnings to get in total € 37,910 in total.

Highlights Johanna Konta vs. Irina-Camelia Begu Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Konta
Begu
Johanna Konta
6-0 6-4
Irina-Camelia Begu
61
61
Total points
40
40
20
20
Winners
21
21
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
53%
53%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
2
2
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
59%
59%
1st in
71%
71%
74%
74%
1st won
54%
54%
20/27
20/27
1st won
21/39
21/39
63%
63%
2nd won
31%
31%
12/19
12/19
2nd won
5/16
5/16
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
Total
1/4
1/4
56%
56%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, Johanna scored 61 points vs. Irina-Camelia’s 40.

The Brit was well focused in converting 56% of the break points that she procured (5/9). On the other side, Begu had a tough time converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Konta and Begu is 1-0 for Johanna.

Draw and next match H2H: Johanna Konta vs. Garbine Muguruza – stats

Konta will fight against Muguruza in the 3rd round.

This will be the 5th time that Johanna Konta and Garbine Muguruza play each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Konta and Muguruza (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Muguruza won 6-4 6-73 7-5 in the 2nd round in Melbourne back in 2019.

Johanna Konta Draw info

Live score progression and stats

This set was completely one-sided because the Brit conceded no games to the Romanian before winning the set 6-0.

Konta converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Irina-Camelia wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (0-5 30-40).

They played 40 points. The Brit conquered the set after winning 16 more points than Irina-Camelia (28-12). Johanna was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (13-4). On the other side, Irina-Camelia conceded 15 points on serve (8-15).

The Brit won the set after she broke Begu in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. The Romanian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Nonetheless, Konta didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 6-4.

There was an important spell in this set when Johanna won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the score from 0-1 to 4-1.

Konta converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Irina-Camelia converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 6th game (1-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 61 points. The Brit was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Begu (33-28). Johanna surrendered 10 points on serve (19-10). on the other side of the net, the Romanian conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).

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