ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Barletta
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Diez
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,919 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Steven Diez 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 | Ionel | Diez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | - |
| ROI % | -49.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -0.98u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Ionel
0
Diez
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Ionel | Diez |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 74% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 55.7% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.7% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 0.3 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.7 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.1% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.3% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 46.1% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47% | 0% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 45% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
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Heilbronn - Bad Rappenau · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Ryan Seggerman
Savannah · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Tallahassee · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 13
Filip Misolic
Girona · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 24
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Tenerife 2 · Round of 32
Feb 11
Matchup overview
Nicholas David Ionel and Steven Diez face off in the Quarterfinals at Barletta on Clay.
Nicholas David Ionel leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Nicholas David Ionel is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daniil Sarksian (Jun 1).
Steven Diez is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Rei Sakamoto (Jun 1).
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