ITF M15 · Semifinals · M15 Arad
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Palosi
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 3,180 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Cezar Cretu here.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner. 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 | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | -69.2% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | -3.46u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Cretu
0
Palosi
Aug 25, 2025
M15 Bucharest
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Aug 18, 2025
M15 Arad
C Clay · Semifinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cretu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Palosi's 30%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan Adrian Andreescu | W 60 61 | W |
| Alvaro Guillen Meza | W 62 63 | L 36 06 |
| Gabriel Ghetu | W 64 60 | L 06 16 |
| Robert Guna | W 61 63 | L 26 46 |
| Alejo Sanchez Quilez | W 61 63 | W 62 62 |
| Franco Agamenone | L 06 64 36 | L 67 16 |
| Carlos Sanchez Jover | L 36 26 | L 60 16 06 |
| Max Alcala Gurri | W 76 06 64 | L 26 46 |
| Dusan Obradovic | W 36 61 75 | L 46 76 16 |
| Filip Cristian Jianu | L 16 63 46 | W 64 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cretu | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.7% | 72.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 55.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.3% | 42.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2.1 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.7% | 56.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37% | 22.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.8% | 57.4% |
| BP Converted % | 44.7% | 16.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 6 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23.5 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 58.4% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.8% | 43% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 54% | 20% |
Last five matches per player
Akira Santillan
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 22
Alvaro Guillen Meza
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 15
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
Liam Broady
Moldova Open · Quarterfinals
May 29
Matchup overview
Cezar Cretu and Stefan Palosi face off in the Semifinals at M15 Arad on Clay.
Cezar Cretu leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Cezar Cretu is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Akira Santillan (Jun 22).
Stefan Palosi is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dan Alexandru Tomescu (Jun 20).
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