UMPIRY

Giulia Safina Popa vs Beatris Spasova — W15 Varna Round of 16

W15 VarnaR16ClayThu 1 Oct · 12:25Final
Giulia Safina Popa(8)WTA #786 · ROU
Beatris SpasovaWTA #1207 · BUL
SetsGames2
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Giulia Safina Popa defeated Beatris Spasova 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the Round of 16 at the W15 Varna clay court tournament. Popa converted 59% of her break points and secured 10 service breaks, compared to Spasova's 43% and 6 breaks. Popa also had more first-serve wins, at 61%, than Spasova, at 46%.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Giulia Safina Popa came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–7 6–1.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Popa G. came through in three sets.

  • 1st-serve points wonPopa G. 61% · Spasova B. 46%
  • AcesPopa G. 1 · Spasova B. 1
  • Double faultsPopa G. 8 · Spasova B. 3

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 23–5Break backPopa G. · Broke back
  2. Set 25–5Break backPopa G. · Broke back
  3. Set 26–6Break backPopa G. · Broke back
  4. Set 32–1BreakPopa G. · Broke, never broken back
  5. Set 36–1SetPopa G. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowPopa G. broken 6 times · Spasova B. broken 10 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Popa G.
8/14Spasova B.
5/15
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchPopa G.Spasova B.
EvenPopa G.Spasova B.
Late momentumPopa G.21
7Last 12 points5
16Last 3 games9
8/15Break points5/14

Break of serve

Match statistics

Popa G.Spasova B.
Serve
  • 1Aces1
  • 8Double faults3
  • 61%1st serve points won46%
  • 57% · 8/14Service games held33% · 5/15
Return
  • 59%Break points won43%
  • 10Breaks of serve6

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsPopa G. won 61% of points behind the first serve, Spasova B. 46%. Largest performance gap of the match.+15 ptsPopa G.1st-serve pts won61%Spasova B.1st-serve pts won46%
Double faultsSpasova B. served 3 double faults, Popa G. 8.+5Popa G.8Spasova B.3

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Popa G. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Simion O.View match

Player context

Before the match
Popa G.Spasova B.1 638ELO1 4641 632Clay ELO1 4919–1Last 104–616Age24LeftPlaysRightCareer $13K2026 $4KEarningsCareer $21K2026 $3K

Match info

  • Started12:25 local

Cite this

Giulia Safina Popa beat Beatris Spasova 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1. Umpiry, "Giulia Safina Popa vs Beatris Spasova — W15 Varna Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-01/popa-vs-spasova-w15-varna-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2026).