ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Targu Mures
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Poljicak
🪃 Counterpuncher
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,727 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Mili Poljicak here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game 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 | Poljicak | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–1 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.33 |
| ROI % | +34.6% | -44.5% |
| Units P/L | +2.77u | -0.89u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Poljicak
0
Ionel
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Poljicak | Ionel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 or more | 88% | 7/8 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 3 or more | 63% | 5/8 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 5 or more | 38% | 3/8 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ionel has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Poljicak's 0%).
| Opponent | Poljicak | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Zdenek Kolar | L 46 36 | W 75 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Poljicak | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 58.6% | 66.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 74.4% | 63.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 54.9% | 53.2% |
| Aces / Match | 4 | 2.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.9 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 49.7% | 55.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.4% | 22.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 58.6% | 38.2% |
| BP Converted % | 38% | 7.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.3 | 38.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 66.8% | 72.1% |
| Total Pts Won % | 55.2% | 44% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 88% | 60% |
Last five matches per player
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Apr 21
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Grigoriy Lomakin
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Apr 19
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Apr 3
Henri Squire
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Apr 2
Alexander Donski
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Mar 9
Allan Gatoto
Rwanda Challenger 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 8
Michiel De Krom
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Mar 3
Eero Vasa
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Mar 2
Nitin Kumar Sinha
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Mar 1
Matchup overview
Mili Poljicak and Nicholas David Ionel face off in the Round of 32 at Targu Mures on Clay.
Mili Poljicak leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Mili Poljicak is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Antoine Ghibaudo (Apr 21).
Nicholas David Ionel is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alexander Donski (Mar 9).
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