ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Lexus Birmingham Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Romano
⚙️ Grinder
Virtanen
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,258 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Otto Virtanen here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Grass, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Romano | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 3–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.66 | 3.49 |
| ROI % | +73.9% | -41.5% |
| Units P/L | +11.83u | -4.15u |
First career meeting
Romano and Virtanen have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Romano and Virtanen posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Romano | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Kotov | L 26 57 | W 64 62 |
| Clement Tabur | W 63 36 63 | L 64 67 67 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Romano | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.5% | 73% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.7% | 46% |
| Aces / Match | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.1 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 50.4% | 58.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.6% | 27.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51.3% | 43.6% |
| BP Converted % | 27.3% | 45.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19.7 | 28.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.3 | 34.7 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.3% | 60.8% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.6% | 48.4% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 100% | 100% |
Last five matches per player
Clement Chidekh
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Ben Jones
Lexus Birmingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Benjamin O'Connell
Lexus Birmingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Enrico Dalla Valle
CAME CUP 2026 CITTA' DI CERVIA · Round of 32
May 9
Filip Cristian Jianu
Garden Open · Round of 16
Apr 15
Zhizhen Zhang
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 7
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · 1st Round Qualifying
May 6
Titouan Droguet
Mutua Madrid Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 22
Carlos Alcaraz
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell · Round of 32
Apr 8
Matchup overview
Filippo Romano and Otto Virtanen face off in the Quarterfinals at Lexus Birmingham Open on Grass.
Filippo Romano and Otto Virtanen are meeting for the first time in our records.
Filippo Romano is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Clement Chidekh (Jun 3).
Otto Virtanen is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Zhizhen Zhang (Jun 3).
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