Irina-Camelia Begu surprises Zheng in the 1st round of the Gippsland Trophy – MELBOURNE RESULTS

GIPPSLAND TROPHY - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Begu stuns Zheng to face Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Saisai Zheng

Irina-Camelia Begu surprises Saisai Zheng 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Sunday. Begu will play Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 2nd round.

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1st Set -
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Zheng took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Begu in the 1st game (1-0). Saisai managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Begu in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).

They played 70 points. Saisai was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Irina-Camelia (38-32). Saisai lost 12 points on serve (23-12). In addition, on the other side, Begu conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).

2nd Set -
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The Romanian won the set after she broke Zheng in the 4th (3-1) and in the 12th (7-5) game. Zheng tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nonetheless, the Romanian kept the situation under control to win the set 7-5.

Irina-Camelia was flawless in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese converted 11% of her break points (1/9). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (2-4 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (3-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 78 points. Irina-Camelia was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Saisai (42-36). The Romanian dropped 16 points on serve (27-16). on the other side of the court, Zheng conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).

3rd Set -
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Zheng had a great start in this set after breaking Begu in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the Romanian refused to bow to come back to break Saisai in the 4th (2-2) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Irina-Camelia converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, the Chinese converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A).

They played 63 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Begu won just 3 points more than the Chinese (33-30). The Romanian surrendered 13 points on serve (19-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Zheng conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Begu
Zheng
Irina-Camelia Begu
3-6 7-5 6-4
2h:45
Saisai Zheng
106
106
Total points
104
104
49
49
Winners
39
39
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
0
0
10
10
Double Faults
4
4
60%
60%
1st in
62%
62%
74%
74%
1st won
63%
63%
49/66
49/66
1st won
39/62
39/62
39%
39%
2nd won
55%
55%
17/44
17/44
2nd won
21/38
21/38
-- Break Points --
4/10
4/10
Total
3/15
3/15
40%
40%
Won
20%
20%
See Full Stats

After this match, the head to head between Begu and Zheng is 1-2 for Saisai.

Draw and next match H2H: Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich – stats

Begu will take on Sasnovich in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Aliaksandra Sasnovich clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Begu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Begu won 6-3 6-1 in the final in Seoul back in 2015.

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