ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Intaro Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 2,579 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Cezar Cretu plays Niels McDonald.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | +34.8% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | +2.78u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Cretu
0
McDonald
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cretu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs McDonald's 0%).
| Opponent | Cretu | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Zielinski | L 63 26 06 | L 76 16 57 |
| Yanaki Milev | W 64 62 | L 64 46 46 |
| Titouan Droguet | L 16 57 | L 46 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cretu | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.7% | 65.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 64.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.3% | 49.9% |
| Aces / Match | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.7% | 44% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37% | 31.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.8% | 52.1% |
| BP Converted % | 44.7% | 47.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 6 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23.5 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 58.4% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.8% | 49.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 54% | 57% |
Last five matches per player
Niels McDonald
Intaro Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Alvaro Guillen Meza
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Akira Santillan
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 22
Jacopo Vasami
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Radu Albot
Moldova Open · Semifinals
May 30
Matchup overview
Cezar Cretu and Niels McDonald face off in the Quarterfinals at Intaro Open on Clay.
Cezar Cretu leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Cezar Cretu is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Niels McDonald (Jun 25).
Niels McDonald is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Cezar Cretu (Jun 25).
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