Diane Parry vs Irina-Camelia Begu Preview & Prediction | 2025 Madrid Open | First Round

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Diane Parry takes on Irina-Camelia Begu in the first-round of the Madrid Open.

Ranking points: WTA 1000

Start date/time: Wednesday 23rd April, 2025: UK – not before 10:00am / US ET – not before 5:00am / US PT – not before 2:00am

Venue: Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Diane Parry vs Irina-Camelia Begu prediction

Diane Parry finally got her clay court season going with two wins in qualifying to make the main draw in Madrid. Her campaign in Rouen was a struggle as she fell to a straight sets loss to Jacqueline Cristian in the first-round. She defeated the higher-ranked Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2 6-2 in the final qualifying stage, creating plenty of opportunities with 14 break point chances overall.

Irina-Camelia Begu participated at the Charleston Open over two weeks ago on clay but could not make it out of the first-round, losing in straight sets to Polina Kudermetova. The Romanian has struggled for form so far this season and hasn’t made it past the second-round in any of the six tournaments she has entered.

Begu did win their only match against each other, which was on clay at the Palermo Open three years ago. The Romanian won 6-1 6-3. She is comfortable on this surface, having made three quarter-finals at this event and reached three 125k finals on clay last season. We’re backing Begu to advance here. 

Diane Parry vs Irina-Camelia Begu tip: Irina-Camelia Begu to win