Ann Li and Irina-Camelia Begu will play each other in the quarter of the Palermo Ladies Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:30 pm on Center Court. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Irina-Camelia Begu who should win in 2 sets.
Irina-Camelia Begu -> 1.4
Ann Li -> 2.96
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Prediction and head to head Ann Li vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
This will be the 2nd time that Ann Li and Irina-Camelia Begu clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Li (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Li won 7-5 7-5 in the quarter in Tenerife back in 2021.
Ann Li
25 - 16win/loss
127
44
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-16 | 3-6 | 22-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-28 | 16-13 | 15-9 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-20 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-14 | 19-8 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-9 | 17-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 127, Ann reached the quarter after beating Peyton Stearns 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2 and Erika Andreeva 6-3 4-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Li defeated Andreeva (6-3 4-6 6-4). During the match, Li scored 92 points vs Andreeva’s 80. Ann was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about the service games, Li scored 3 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Ann Li lost the serve once and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Li put 67% of her first serves in, winning 82% (47/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. Li broke Andreeva twice after converting 29% of her break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ann has conceded 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points she played.
Li has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 60% of her matches (214-143). 22-8 on clay in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Li has a composed71-38 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
Her best result of the season was winning the title the Valencia where she overcame Viktoriya Tomova in the final 6-3 6-4.
Ann has an aggregate 25-16 win-loss record in 2024, 22-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Palermo
Li has never competed in this tournament before.
Irina-Camelia Begu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-7 | 0-0 | 16-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-14 | 5-7 | 11-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-17 | 7-9 | 20-5 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-17 | 16-10 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-11 | 15-5 | 7-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 142, Irina-Camelia got to the quarter after defeating Marina Bassols Ribera 6-0 6-0, Arantxa Rus 6-2 7-5 and Ann Li .
In the 2nd round, The Romanian had a good straight sets win against Rus (6-2 7-5). During the match Begu scored 68 points vs Rus’s 53. The Romanian was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Begu bagged 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Irina-Camelia Begu was pretty efficient on serve to win 72% (23/32) of her 1st serve and 70% (19/27) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Irina-Camelia broke Rus 3 times after converting 60% of her break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Begu hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 62% of the points she played.
The Romanian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Antalya.
Begu has an overall 16-7 win-loss record in 2024, 16-6 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Li | Begu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 32 |
| Pts | 189-173 | 120-75 |
| Total Points | 362 | 195 |
| Winners | 91 | 38 |
| %Winners | 48% | 32% |
Both Li and Begu played 2 matches. At the moment, Ann Li lost 2 sets while Irina-Camelia Begu hasn’t dropped a set so far. Li has played 2 sets more than Begu (6 vs 4). Therefore, Li played 27 games more than Begu. Li scored 91 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Begu recorded 38 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Li | Begu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 120/175 | 51/92 |
| %1st in | 69% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 91/120 | 38/51 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 27/55 | 29/41 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 71% |
Li scored 5 aces (2.5 per match). Begu managed to score 4 aces (2 per match). Li won 76% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Begu won 75% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 71% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Li | Begu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 9 |
| Converted | 6/15 | 9/16 |
| % Converted | 40% | 56% |
| Conceded | 9 | 2 |
| Saved | 5 | 2 |
| % Saved | 56% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 |
The American broke her opponents 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded. Irina-Camelia broke her opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Begu was rock solid on her serve as she has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points.
| Li | ||||
| R1 Stearns | R2 Andreeva | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-67 6-2 | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 29 | 59 | |
| pts | 97-93 | 92-80 | 189-173 | |
| Total points | 190 | 172 | 362 | |
| Winners | 44 | 47 | 91 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 51% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 63/90 | 57/85 | 120/175 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 67% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 44/63 | 47/57 | 91/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 82% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 13/28 | 27/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 46% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 2/7 | 6/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 29% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 2/3 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Begu | ||||
| R1 Bassols | R2 Rus | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-0 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 12 | 20 | 32 | |
| pts | 52-22 | 68-53 | 120-75 | |
| Total points | 74 | 121 | 195 | |
| Winners | 15 | 23 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 34% | 32% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 19/33 | 32/59 | 51/92 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 54% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 15/19 | 23/32 | 38/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 72% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 19/27 | 29/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 70% | 71% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 3/5 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 60% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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