ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Tallahassee
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jianu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Popko
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 59% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,493 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Filip Cristian Jianu here.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Jianu | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | -47.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.29u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
1
Jianu
2
Popko
Jul 6, 2024
Brasov
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jun 10, 2021
Almaty
C Clay · Round of 16
Apr 10, 2021
Tallahassee
C Clay · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Jianu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Popko's 33%).
| Opponent | Jianu | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Ozan Baris | W 61 62 | L 36 16 |
| Federico Bondioli | W 62 61 | W 62 57 62 |
| Timofey Skatov | L 67 16 | L 26 57 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Jianu | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 69.6% | 56.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.7% | 62.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48% | 46.2% |
| Aces / Match | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.8% | 53.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.9% | 41.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51.4% | 47.8% |
| BP Converted % | 53.4% | 52.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 15.6 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30.2 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 49% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.5% | 50.2% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 58% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Filip Cristian Jianu and Dmitry Popko face off in the Round of 32 at Tallahassee on Clay.
Filip Cristian Jianu leads 1-2 over 3 previous meetings.
Filip Cristian Jianu is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aleksandr Shevchenko (Jun 10).
Dmitry Popko is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alvaro Lopez San Martin (Jun 19).
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