ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Moldova Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Watanuki
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,701 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Yosuke Watanuki 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 | Cretu | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 2–0 |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | 1.11 |
| ROI % | +2.4% | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Cretu and Watanuki have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Cretu and Watanuki posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Cretu | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Dalibor Svrcina | L 36 16 | L 46 06 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cretu | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.4% | 53.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65% | 70.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.8% | 59.1% |
| Aces / Match | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.5 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.4% | 60.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.2% | 36.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.7% | 70.3% |
| BP Converted % | 43% | 58.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17.1 | 13.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 31.4 | 24 |
| Net Pts Won % | 59.4% | 75% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.8% | 58% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 60% | 0% |
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Match summary
Cezar Cretu and Yosuke Watanuki meet in the Round of 32 at the Moldova Open on May 25, a clay-court event that will test both players on a surface neither commands with complete comfort. Cretu ranks 370th, Watanuki 271st, and neither has faced the other before.
Watanuki has won 7 of his last 10 matches and arrives on a two-match winning streak, though he has not competed in 84 days. Cretu has taken 3 of his last 5 but sits on a loss after 16 days away from the court. Against shared opponents this season, Yosuke Watanuki defeated both Alexander Blockx and Elias Ymer while Cezar Cretu lost to both; Watanuki also fell to Dalibor Svrcina in a match Cretu also dropped.
Watanuki plays an aggressive baseline game built on heavy groundstrokes, while Cretu competes as a scrappy, physical player who works points with movement and construction. Both hold clay records near 60%, suggesting comfort on the surface without dominance. Watanuki will need to establish pace early and cut short points; Cretu must build rallies and force errors through positioning and depth.
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