ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Danube Upper Austria Open powered by SKE
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Safiullin
🤖 Servebot
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 61% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,027 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Roman Safiullin here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service 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 | Safiullin | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–5 | 14–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | +25.9% | +28.7% |
| Units P/L | +5.44u | +6.31u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Safiullin
0
Cretu
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Safiullin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Cretu's 33%).
| Opponent | Safiullin | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| Zhizhen Zhang | L 76 67 16 | L 67 62 46 |
| David Jorda Sanchis | W 63 36 61 | W 64 75 |
| Titouan Droguet | W 62 46 64 | L 16 57 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Safiullin | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.8% | 62.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 72.4% | 62.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.4% | 48.3% |
| Aces / Match | 7 | 2.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54% | 51.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.3% | 37% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.8% | 52.8% |
| BP Converted % | 39% | 44.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 35.7 | 6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.8 | 23.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 82% | 58.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.9% | 49.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 84% | 54% |
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Match summary
Roman Safiullin meets Cezar Cretu in the Round of 32 at the Danube Upper Austria Open on April 28 on outdoor clay. Safiullin, ranked 176th, arrives on a six-match winning streak and has won four of his last five matches. Cretu, ranked 378th, brings a two-match streak and has won four of his last five, though he played seven matches in the past two weeks.
The two have never faced each other. Both have shown recent clay results in the 55-60% range. Safiullin's recent common opponents against Ugo Blanchet and Valentin Royer show mixed results; he beat Blanchet but both players fell to Alexander Blockx.
Safiullin plays an aggressive baseline game built on heavy hitting. Cretu relies on persistence and a fighter's mentality to grind through rallies. On clay, each player carries solid credentials. The match will test whether Safiullin's momentum and shot-making can overcome Cretu's willingness to stay in long points and his recent match rhythm from a packed schedule.
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