Irina-Camelia Begu def. Venus Williams 6-2, 4-6, 7(8)-6(6) — Bad Homburg Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Venus Williams 6-2, 4-6, 7(8)-6(6) in the R32 of the Bad Homburg Open 2026.

Begu traded breaks with Venus Williams right to the end of a 7-6(8) decider, then took the second-serve war that ran underneath all 176 minutes: 47% of her second-serve points to Venus's 32%. Williams broke for 5-4 in the third before Begu broke straight back in game nine and held the breaker. Venus's 10 double faults — five in the set she dropped — kept handing the Romanian those margins in their first grass meeting.

Match stats

Venus Williams: 7 aces, 66% first serves, 11 double faults, 3/10 break points. Irina-Camelia Begu: 3 aces, 68% first serves, 5 double faults, 4/16 break points.

Profiles: Venus Williams · Irina-Camelia Begu — Bad Homburg Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Venus Williams and Irina-Camelia Begu.