Maria Sara Popa vs Denise Valente

W15 Brasov 1 · ITF · Quarter-final

ROU

Maria Sara Popa

#430WTA

1412ELO

1395Clay ELO

21 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

WWWWWWWWLW

2 — 0

Sets

Thursday, 24 August 2023 · 00:00

clay

ITA

Denise Valente

#1465WTA

22 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLLLWLL

Sara Popa M.

6-0 6-4

Valente D.

Sara Popa M.

662

Valente D.

040

Maria Sara Popa defeated Denise Valente 6-0 6-4 in the W15 Brasov 1 quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Match story: Maria Sara Popa handed Denise Valente a first-set bagel in a 6–0 6–4 win.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Sara Popa M.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Valente D.

Valente D.serving28% hold

wins 41% of points on serve vs Sara Popa M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Sara Popa M.Valente D.

1st serve in·Slight edge

68%

59%

1st serve points won·Even

59%

2nd serve points won·Even

41%

42%

Service points won·Even

53%

52%

Return points won·Slight edge

48%

43%

Break points saved·Even

49%

51%

Aces / match·Slight edge

0.6

1.4

Double faults / match·Even

4.7

4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Maria Sara Popa vs Denise Valente — W15 Brasov 1 Quarter-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return