Giulia Safina Popa vs Angelina Wirges

W15 Bucharest · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

ROU

Giulia Safina Popa

#764WTA

16 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 11 May 2026 · 00:00

hard

GER

Angelina Wirges

#955WTA

24 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Safina Popa G.

7-6 5-7 6-2

Wirges A.

Safina Popa G.

7562

Wirges A.

6721

Giulia Safina Popa defeated Angelina Wirges 7-6 5-7 6-2 in the W15 Bucharest round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Giulia Safina Popa came in ranked #764, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Match story: Giulia Safina Popa closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Safina Popa G.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Wirges A.

Wirges A.serving23% hold

wins 38% of points on serve vs Safina Popa G.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Safina Popa G.Wirges A.

1st serve in·Slight edge

63%

53%

1st serve points won·Even

58%

61%

2nd serve points won·Even

42%

39%

Service points won·Even

53%

51%

Return points won·Clear edge

57%

43%

Break points saved·Slight edge

54%

46%

Aces / match·Even

0.9

1.1

Double faults / match·Dominant

7.6

4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (10 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Giulia Safina Popa vs Angelina Wirges — W15 Bucharest Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return