Tara Wuerth vs Sonja Zhenikhova — W15 Varna Quarter-final

W15 VarnaQuarter-finalClayFri 2 Oct · 12:05Final1h 51m

Sonja Zhenikhova defeated Tara Wuerth 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the W15 Varna clay court tournament. Zhenikhova converted 43% of her break points and won 59% of her first-serve points to secure the win. She won 6 service breaks to Wuerth's 3.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

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Zhenikhova S. took it in straight sets, with six breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveZhenikhova S. 6 · Wuerth T. 3
  • 1st-serve points wonZhenikhova S. 59% · Wuerth T. 49%
  • AcesZhenikhova S. 1 · Wuerth T. 1

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 14–1Break backZhenikhova S. · Broke back
  2. Set 14–3Break backZhenikhova S. · Broke back
  3. Set 15–5Break backWuerth T. · Broke back
  4. Set 15–6BreakZhenikhova S. · Broke, never broken back
  5. Set 20–1BreakZhenikhova S. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowWuerth T. broken 6 times · Zhenikhova S. broken 3 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Wuerth T.
4/10Zhenikhova S.
7/10
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchWuerth T.Zhenikhova S.
EvenWuerth T.Zhenikhova S.
Late momentumWuerth T.10
6Last 12 points6
11Last 3 games8
3/8Break points6/14

Break of serve

Match statistics

Wuerth T.Zhenikhova S.
Serve
  • 1Aces1
  • 1Double faults3
  • 49%1st serve points won59%
  • 40% · 4/10Service games held70% · 7/10
Return
  • 38%Break points won43%
  • 3Breaks of serve6

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsZhenikhova S. won 59% of points behind the first serve, Wuerth T. 49%. Largest performance gap of the match.+10 ptsWuerth T.1st-serve pts won49%Zhenikhova S.1st-serve pts won59%

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 · Zhenikhova S. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Wuerth T.Zhenikhova S.1 667ELO1 5401 659Clay ELO1 5414–6Last 107–324Age18Career $336K2026 $36KEarningsCareer $23K2026 $5K

Match info

  • Started12:05 local
  • Duration1h 51m

Cite this

Sonja Zhenikhova beat Tara Wuerth 5-7 2-6. Umpiry, "Tara Wuerth vs Sonja Zhenikhova — W15 Varna Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-02/wuerth-vs-zhenikhova-w15-varna-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 2 October 2026).