ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Moldova Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kotov
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 58% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 1,322 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Pavel Kotov here.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control 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 | Cretu | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 10–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | 1.60 |
| ROI % | +2.4% | +35.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | +4.28u |
First career meeting
Cretu and Kotov have never faced each other on tour.
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cretu | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.4% | 62.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65% | 73.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.8% | 53.7% |
| Aces / Match | 2.1 | 6.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.5 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.4% | 60.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.2% | 24.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.7% | 45.4% |
| BP Converted % | 43% | 45.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17.1 | 20.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 31.4 | 28.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 59.4% | 55.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.8% | 49.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 60% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Yosuke Watanuki
Moldova Open · Round of 32
May 13
Buvaysar Gadamauri
CAME CUP 2026 CITTA' DI CERVIA · Round of 32
May 9
Denis Yevseyev
Moldova Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 3
Alexandr Cozbinov
Moldova Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Zhizhen Zhang
Oeiras Open 4 · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 1
Matchup overview
Cezar Cretu and Pavel Kotov face off in the Round of 16 at Moldova Open on Clay.
Cezar Cretu and Pavel Kotov are meeting for the first time in our records.
Cezar Cretu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Yosuke Watanuki (May 13).
Pavel Kotov is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Gauthier Onclin (May 13).
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