Maria Sara Popa vs Nicole Fossa Huergo — W35 Buenos Aires 1 Semi-final
Maria Sara Popa defeated Nicole Fossa Huergo 6-2 7-5 in the W35 Buenos Aires 1 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Fossa Huergo came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Maria Sara Popa had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Maria Sara Popa claimed a first win over Nicole Fossa Huergo in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sara Popa closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedPopa M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Clay: Popa M. leads 1–0 · Hard: Fossa Huergo N. leads 1–0
- Popa M.January 2024W35 Buenos Aires 1This matchClay6-2 7-5
- Fossa Huergo N.July 2022W60 Vitoria-GasteizHard6-4 2-6 10-6
Draw
Closing odds
Next up
Player context
Before the matchPopa M.Fossa Huergo N.1 636ELO1 5751 628Clay ELO1 5638–2Last 101–918Age28
Cite this
Maria Sara Popa beat Nicole Fossa Huergo 6-2 7-5. Umpiry, "Maria Sara Popa vs Nicole Fossa Huergo — W35 Buenos Aires 1 Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2024-01-20/huergo-vs-popa-w35-buenos-aires-1-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 20 January 2024).