Karla Popovic vs Laima Vladson — W15 Sharm ElSheikh R16

W15 Sharm ElSheikh · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

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Karla Popovic

#735WTA

30 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 30 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

LTU

Laima Vladson

#684WTA

18 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Popovic K.

6-1 6-2

Vladson L.

Popovic K.

662

Vladson L.

120

Karla Popovic defeated Laima Vladson 6-1 6-2 in the W15 Sharm ElSheikh round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Laima Vladson came in ranked #684, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Karla Popovic dropped just 3 games past Laima Vladson.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Popovic K.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Vladson L.

Vladson L.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Popovic K.

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

Popovic K.Vladson L.

1st serve in·Clear edge

70%

57%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

58%

66%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

43%

51%

Service points won·Slight edge

54%

59%

Return points won·Even

52%

49%

Break points saved·Slight edge

50%

58%

Aces / match·Clear edge

0.7

3.1

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.8

4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

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Karla Popovic vs Laima Vladson — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return