ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Garden Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jianu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Romano
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 2,535 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Filip Cristian Jianu plays Filippo Romano.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jianu | Romano |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–4 | 11–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.83 | 2.76 |
| ROI % | -29.0% | +63.7% |
| Units P/L | -2.03u | +10.83u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Jianu
0
Romano
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Jianu and Romano posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Jianu | Romano |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Guerrieri | L 16 46 | L 36 64 36 |
| Timofey Skatov | L 67 16 | L 63 06 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Jianu | Romano |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 61.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.3% | 66.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.5% | 46.7% |
| Aces / Match | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.3% | 50.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.7% | 27.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.3% | 51.3% |
| BP Converted % | 40.7% | 27.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.1 | 19.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30.8 | 28.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 67.6% | 68.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.5% | 46.6% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 33% | 56% |
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Match summary
Filip Cristian Jianu will face Filippo Romano in the Round of 16 of the Garden Open on April 20, 2026, on outdoor clay. Jianu, ranked 272nd, meets Romano, who sits at 380th. This clay-court meeting represents the first encounter between the two players.
Jianu and Romano have no previous head-to-head history. Their shared opponents offer mixed signals. Jianu defeated Henri Squire while losing to both Clement Tabur and Timofey Skatov. Romano won against Tabur but fell to both Squire and Skatov, indicating varied competitive outcomes between the pair's recent contests.
Romano arrives with strong recent momentum, winning three consecutive matches and posting a 4-1 record over his last five outings. He has won 7 of his last 10 matches overall. Jianu, by contrast, has won just 2 of his last 5 matches and holds a 5-5 record over ten. Jianu comes into this match on a one-match winning streak after playing yesterday.
On outdoor clay, Jianu has compiled an 11-9 record at 55 percent. Romano shows an even 10-10 mark at 50 percent on the surface. Jianu displays a grinding baseline approach that suits clay's slower pace, while Romano operates as a disruptive player who capitalizes on opponents' mistakes. Both players have logged significant clay court experience, though Jianu's win rate on the surface runs slightly higher.
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