ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Brasov
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Royer
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 61% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,027 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Valentin Royer here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service 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 | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 10–10 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | -21.9% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | -4.37u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Cretu
0
Royer
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Royer has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Cretu's 33%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Safiullin | L 26 46 | L 16 26 |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | W 63 62 | W 60 63 |
| Titouan Droguet | L 16 57 | W 61 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cretu | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.7% | 64.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 69.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.3% | 51.2% |
| Aces / Match | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.7% | 48.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37% | 33.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.8% | 48.6% |
| BP Converted % | 44.7% | 32.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 6 | 24.4 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23.5 | 32.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 58.4% | 64.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.8% | 50.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 54% | 53% |
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
Ethan Quinn
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 32
Jun 22
Marco Cecchinato
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Nicolas Alvarez Varona
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Novak Djokovic
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Hugo Dellien
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 24
Matchup overview
Cezar Cretu and Valentin Royer face off in the Round of 16 at Brasov 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).
Valentin Royer is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Ethan Quinn (Jun 22).
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