Begu won her first championship in five years in the 2022 Palermo Open by defeating qualifier Marina Bassols Ribera, Océane Dodin, Diane Parry, Sara Sorribes Tormo, and Lucia Bron...
The 39-year-old Serena Williams beat Romanian Irina Begu 7-6(6) 6-2 in her first night match to go through to the second round of the French Open 2021.