Daniel Merida Aguilar vs Cezar Cretu — Oeiras 3 CH Round of 32

Oeiras 3 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ESP
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1744ELO
1700Clay ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 April 2023
clay
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#268ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
Merida Aguilar D.
6-4 6-4
Cretu C.
Merida Aguilar D.
662
Cretu C.
440

Daniel Merida Aguilar defeated Cezar Cretu 6-4 6-4 in the Oeiras 3 CH round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Merida Aguilar D.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Cretu C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Merida Aguilar D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Merida Aguilar D.Cretu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (152 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Merida Aguilar D.Cretu C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
25
Break points saved·Dominant
64
33
Break points won·Clear edge
46
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
31
Tiebreaks·
49
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Merida Aguilar D.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Cretu C.
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
9.1+208 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.9Clay Elo 1492
9.3Overall Elo 1744
ELO gap
0.7Overall Elo 1524
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
4.0
Surface form
3.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.7
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Merida Aguilar D.Cretu C.
Freshness·Clear edge
96
83

Merida Aguilar D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cretu C.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Piros Z.[7]
Cerundolo J.[4]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Cerundolo J.[4]
Sousa P.
6-26-4
Piros Z.[7]
Ofner S.[3]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Sousa P.
Diez S.
7-53-66-3
Cerundolo J.[4]
Uchida K.[6]
6-36-3
Ofner S.[3]
Vavassori A.[8]
5-76-36-4
Piros Z.[7]
Coppejans K.
6-06-2
R16
Piros Z.[7]
Merida Aguilar D.
6-46-3
Sousa P.
Muller A.[2]
7-57-64
Diez S.
Furness E.
7-626-1
Cerundolo J.[4]
Llamas Ruiz P.
6-46-3
Uchida K.[6]
Andreev A.
6-11-66-2
Vavassori A.[8]
Tseng C.
6-36-1
Ofner S.[3]
Mccabe J.
2-66-16-2
Coppejans K.
Mannarino A.[1]
4-66-26-3
R32
Llamas Ruiz P.
Guinard M.
6-13-0
Sousa P.
Rocha H.
6-36-4
Mccabe J.
Domingues J.
2-66-37-63
Piros Z.[7]
Sweeny D.
6-26-4
Merida Aguilar D.
Cretu C.
6-46-4
Coppejans K.
Faria J.
6-26-2
Mannarino A.[1]
Lazarov A.
5-77-56-2
Tseng C.
Squire H.
6-26-3
Furness E.
Harris B.
7-57-63
Muller A.[2]
Jianu F.
6-47-63
Vavassori A.[8]
Ferreira Silva F.
6-26-0
Diez S.
Sousa J.[5]
6-16-3
Cerundolo J.[4]
Vale D.
6-46-4
Andreev A.
Mayot H.
6-36-4
Uchida K.[6]
De Loore J.
6-47-63
Ofner S.[3]
Nouza P.
6-36-4