Irina-Camelia Begu def. Venus Williams — Round of 32, Bad Homburg Open 2026

What decided it

• Two points in it: Begu won 117 points to 115
• Begu broke 4 times from 16 chances, Williams 3 from 10
• Williams won 31% behind her second serve, Begu 49%
• The third set went to a tiebreak, Begu took it 8–6
• 7 aces and 11 double faults from Williams