ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Oeiras 3
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merida
🏃 Pusher
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 75% vs 🏃 Pusher across 437 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 pusher's extreme retrieval. 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 | Merida | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 14–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | +1.9% | +28.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | +6.31u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Merida
0
Cretu
Apr 18, 2023
Oeiras 3
C Clay · Round of 32
Sep 5, 2022
Seville
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Merida has a higher win rate against shared opponents (88% vs Cretu's 50%).
| Opponent | Merida | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Broady | W 64 62 | W 63 60 |
| Alejo Sanchez Quilez | W 75 63 | W 61 63 |
| Dalibor Svrcina | W 67 64 76 | L 36 16 |
| Marco Trungelliti | W 64 16 76 | L 26 46 |
| David Jorda Sanchis | W 64 64 | W 64 75 |
| Gabriele Piraino | L 63 57 67 | L 36 36 |
| Tiago Pereira | W 62 63 | W 61 63 |
| Titouan Droguet | W 64 36 64 | L 16 57 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Merida | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.7% | 62.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.7% | 62.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.9% | 48.3% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 2.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 53.9% | 51.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.6% | 37% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.5% | 52.8% |
| BP Converted % | 39.4% | 44.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25.1 | 6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.4 | 23.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 72.6% | 58.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.8% | 49.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 67% | 54% |
Last five matches per player
Martin Damm
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 7
Andrea Pellegrino
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 6
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Liam Broady
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
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
Daniel Merida and Cezar Cretu face off in the Round of 32 at Oeiras 3 on Clay.
Daniel Merida leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Daniel Merida is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Martin Damm (Jun 13).
Cezar Cretu is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Niels McDonald (Jun 25).
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