Sonja Zhenikhova vs Giulia Safina Popa — W15 Varna Final
Giulia Safina Popa won the W15 Varna final, defeating Sonja Zhenikhova 6-2, 6-3 on clay. Popa hit one ace and five double faults, while Zhenikhova had one ace and two double faults. Popa converted 55% of her break points and won 68% of her first-serve points, compared to Zhenikhova's 33% break point conversion and 52% first-serve win percentage; Popa had 6 service breaks to Zhenikhova's 3.
Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.
Key context
- Match story: Giulia Safina Popa dropped just 5 games past Sonja Zhenikhova.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedPopa G. took it in straight sets.
- 1st-serve points wonPopa G. 68% · Zhenikhova S. 52%
- AcesPopa G. 1 · Zhenikhova S. 1
- Double faultsPopa G. 5 · Zhenikhova S. 2
Turning points
When the match moved- Popa G. · Broke back
- Popa G. · Broke, never broken back
- Popa G. · Broke to take the set
- Popa G. · Broke, stayed a break up
- Zhenikhova S. · Broke back
Serve flowZhenikhova S. broken 6 times · Popa G. broken 3 times.
- Hold to love/15
- Hold to 30
- Hold to 40 / deuce
- Broken
- Result unknown
Zhenikhova S.2/8Popa G.6/9
Set 1Set 2
Match momentum
Whole matchZhenikhova S.Popa G.Late momentumEven
8Last 12 points4
11Last 3 games9
3/9Break points6/11
Break of serve
Serve & return performance
Key performance gapsFirst-serve pointsPopa G. won 68% of points behind the first serve, Zhenikhova S. 52%. Largest performance gap of the match.+16 ptsZhenikhova S.1st-serve pts won52%Popa G.1st-serve pts won68%
Double faultsZhenikhova S. served 2 double faults, Popa G. 5.+3Zhenikhova S.2Popa G.5
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchZhenikhova S.Popa G.1 546ELO1 6381 546Clay ELO1 6329–1Last 109–118Age16Career $23K2026 $5KEarningsCareer $13K2026 $4K
Cite this
Giulia Safina Popa beat Sonja Zhenikhova 2-6 3-6. Umpiry, "Sonja Zhenikhova vs Giulia Safina Popa — W15 Varna Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-04/popa-vs-zhenikhova-w15-varna-f?utm_source=cite (as of 4 October 2026).