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Giulia Safina Popa vs Sapfo Sakellaridi — W15 Varna Semi-final

W15 VarnaSemi-finalClaySat 3 Oct · 10:35Final2h 17m
Giulia Safina Popa(8)WTA #786 · ROU
Sapfo Sakellaridi(2)WTA #450 · GRE
SetsGames2
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Giulia Safina Popa defeated Sapfo Sakellaridi 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in the semifinals of the W15 Varna clay court tournament. Popa converted 50% of her break points, while Sakellaridi converted 62%. Popa secured 7 service breaks to Sakellaridi's 5 en route to the win.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Giulia Safina Popa came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 3–6 6–1.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Popa G. came through in three sets, with seven breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of servePopa G. 7 · Sakellaridi S. 5
  • 1st-serve points wonPopa G. 58% · Sakellaridi S. 64%
  • AcesPopa G. 1 · Sakellaridi S. 4

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 16–5BreakPopa G. · Broke, never broken back
  2. Set 22–2Break backSakellaridi S. · Broke back
  3. Set 23–3Break backSakellaridi S. · Broke back
  4. Set 23–5BreakSakellaridi S. · Broke, never broken back
  5. Set 32–0BreakPopa G. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowPopa G. broken 5 times · Sakellaridi S. broken 7 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Popa G.
9/14Sakellaridi S.
7/14
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchPopa G.Sakellaridi S.
EvenPopa G.Sakellaridi S.
Late momentumPopa G.22
7Last 12 points5
10Last 3 games8
7/14Break points5/8

Break of serve

Match statistics

Popa G.Sakellaridi S.
Serve
  • 1Aces4
  • 9Double faults3
  • 58%1st serve points won64%
  • 64% · 9/14Service games held50% · 7/14
Return
  • 50%Break points won62%
  • 7Breaks of serve5

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsSakellaridi S. served 3 double faults, Popa G. 9. Largest performance gap of the match.+6Popa G.9Sakellaridi S.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

Next up

vs Zhenikhova S.View match

Player context

Before the match
Popa G.Sakellaridi S.1 638ELO1 5851 632Clay ELO1 5679–1Last 106–416Age23Career $13K2026 $4KEarningsCareer $265K2026 $38K

Match info

  • Started10:35 local
  • Duration2h 17m

Cite this

Giulia Safina Popa beat Sapfo Sakellaridi 7-5 3-6 6-1. Umpiry, "Giulia Safina Popa vs Sapfo Sakellaridi — W15 Varna Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-03/popa-vs-sakellaridi-w15-varna-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 3 October 2026).