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Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas vs Sonja Zhenikhova — W15 Varna Semi-final

W15 VarnaSemi-finalClaySat 3 Oct · 10:35Final3h 45m
Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas(6)WTA #761 · RUS
Sonja ZhenikhovaWTA #1043 · GER
SetsGames1
6654
2
4776

Sonja Zhenikhova defeated Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the semifinals of the W15 Varna clay court tournament. The match saw both players achieve identical first-serve win percentages and service breaks, with Zhenikhova hitting more aces and double faults than Dorofeeva Rybas. Zhenikhova converted 47% of her break points, edging out Dorofeeva Rybas at 42%.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Zhenikhova S. came through in three sets, with eight breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveZhenikhova S. 8 · Dorofeeva-Rybas F. 8
  • 1st-serve points wonZhenikhova S. 58% · Dorofeeva-Rybas F. 58%
  • AcesZhenikhova S. 5 · Dorofeeva-Rybas F. 3

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 23–2Break backZhenikhova S. · Broke back
  2. Set 25–4Break backZhenikhova S. · Broke back
  3. Set 31–1Break backZhenikhova S. · Broke back
  4. Set 34–5Break backDorofeeva-Rybas F. · Broke back
  5. Set 34–6SetZhenikhova S. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowDorofeeva-Rybas F. broken 8 times · Zhenikhova S. broken 8 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Dorofeeva-Rybas F.
8/16Zhenikhova S.
8/16
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchDorofeeva-Rybas F.Zhenikhova S.
EvenDorofeeva-…Zhenikhova…
Late momentumEven
6Last 12 points6
8Last 3 games9
8/19Break points7/16

Break of serve

Match statistics

Dorofeeva-Rybas F.Zhenikhova S.
Serve
  • 3Aces5
  • 6Double faults7
  • 58%1st serve points won58%
  • 50% · 8/16Service games held50% · 8/16
Return
  • 42%Break points won47%
  • 8Breaks of serve8

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

Next up

vs Popa G.View match

Player context

Before the match
Dorofeeva-Rybas F.Zhenikhova S.1 590ELO1 5401 569Clay ELO1 5419–1Last 108–216Age18Career $10K2026 $5KEarningsCareer $23K2026 $5K

Match info

  • Started10:35 local
  • Duration3h 45m

Cite this

Sonja Zhenikhova beat Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas 6-4 6-7(5) 4-6. Umpiry, "Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas vs Sonja Zhenikhova — W15 Varna Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-03/rybas-vs-zhenikhova-w15-varna-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 3 October 2026).