Cezar Cretu vs Pavlos TsitsipasPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Hersonissos 3 Challenger
- Level
- ATP Challenger Tour
- Round
- 1st Round
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- November 9 · 3:00 AM ET
Book odds
Record at prices like this
At 6.60 or longer, Pavlos Tsitsipas has won 3 of 18 (17%). The price implied 9%, so Pavlos Tsitsipas has beaten it by 8 points.
At 1.07 or shorter, Cezar Cretu has won 13 of 13 (100%). The price implied 89%, so Cezar Cretu has beaten it by 11 points.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Cezar Cretu and Pavlos Tsitsipas meet in the first round of the Hersonissos 3 Challenger on hard court Monday. Cretu, ranked 269th, comes in after playing nine matches in the past two weeks. Tsitsipas sits at 994th and has been less active over that stretch.
The two have never played. Cretu has won four of his last five matches, while Tsitsipas has won two of five. On hard court, Cretu has posted a 13-7 record; Tsitsipas stands at 10-10. Both players beat Jakub Filip in recent outings, though Cretu defeated Melios Efstathiou where Tsitsipas fell to him.
Cretu operates as a physical, pressure-heavy player who thrives on accumulating matches and staying sharp through volume. Tsitsipas employs a grinding, patient approach built around sustained baseline exchanges. The Hersonissos hard court will test whether Cretu's recent momentum and competitive rhythm can overcome Tsitsipas' steadier construction over a best-of-three distance.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Cretu | Tsitsipas | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cezar Cretu | Pavlos Tsitsipas | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 84% | 37/44 | 55% | 11/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 7/25 | 38% | 12/32 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 20% | 14/69 | 40% | 21/52 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 68% | 25/37 | 25% | 3/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 66% | 19/29 | 59% | 22/37 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 85% | 11/13 | 44% | 15/34 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 40/43 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 37/43 | 55% | 11/20 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Tsitsipas
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 196 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Cretu and Tsitsipas have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cretu | Tsitsipas | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cezar Cretu | Pavlos Tsitsipas | ||
| 1 or more | 82% | 18/22 | 89% | 16/18 |
| 3 or more | 27% | 6/22 | 50% | 9/18 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 3/22 | 39% | 7/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–8 | 7–10 |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | 3.23 |
| ROI % | -2.4% | +27.2% |
| Units P/L | -0.58u | +4.63u |
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cretu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Tsitsipas's 50%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Melios Efstathiou | W 46 62 60 | L 76 67 46 |
| Jakub Filip | W 62 64 | W 76 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Gilles Arnaud Bailly
M25 Heraklion · Final
Nov 8
Robin Bertrand
M25 Heraklion · Semifinals
Nov 7
Melios Efstathiou
M25 Heraklion · Quarterfinals
Nov 6
Matias Reyniak
M25 Heraklion · 2nd Round
Nov 5
Michel Hopp
M25 Heraklion · 1st Round
Nov 3
Garrett Johns
M25 Malta · Quarterfinals
Oct 30
Leo Borg
M25 Malta · 2nd Round
Oct 29
Yshai Oliel
M25 Malta · 1st Round
Oct 28
Melios Efstathiou
M25 Heraklion · 1st Round
Nov 4
Jan Sadzik
M15 Heraklion · 2nd Round
Oct 29
Jakub Filip
M15 Heraklion · 1st Round
Oct 28
Julio Cesar Porras
M15 Heraklion · 2nd Round
Oct 22
Alexandre Aubriot
M15 Heraklion · 1st Round
Oct 21
Jose Dominguez Alonso
M15 Heraklion · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 13
Joao Mendes
M15 Heraklion · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 12
Erik Johansson
M15 Heraklion · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 52–69 matches
| Metric | Cretu | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 38% |
| Sets won | 63% | 42% |
| Games won | 54% | 46% |