ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Gran Canaria 2
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Alcaraz
💥 Big Hitter
Jianu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,418 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Carlos Alcaraz here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Alcaraz | Jianu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–1 | 2–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.20 | 1.85 |
| ROI % | -13.0% | -47.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.78u | -3.29u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Alcaraz
0
Jianu
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Alcaraz has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Jianu's 0%).
| Opponent | Alcaraz | Jianu |
|---|---|---|
| Damir Dzumhur | W 61 26 63 | L 36 64 67 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Alcaraz | Jianu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.6% | 69.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.5% | 64.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 55.4% | 48% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 43.3% | 60.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 42.1% | 36.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 57.7% | 51.4% |
| BP Converted % | 51.9% | 53.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24 | 15.6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.4 | 30.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 65.5% | 49% |
| Total Pts Won % | 56.3% | 51.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 83% | 58% |
Last five matches per player
Otto Virtanen
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell · Round of 32
Apr 14
Jannik Sinner
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Final
Apr 11
Valentin Vacherot
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Semifinals
Apr 11
Alexander Bublik
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Quarterfinals
Apr 10
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 16
Apr 8
Matchup overview
Carlos Alcaraz and Filip Cristian Jianu face off in the Round of 32 at Gran Canaria 2 on Clay.
Carlos Alcaraz leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Carlos Alcaraz is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Otto Virtanen (Apr 14).
Filip Cristian Jianu is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aleksandr Shevchenko (Jun 10).
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