Giovanni Fonio vs Cezar Cretu — Sibiu CH Round of 32

Sibiu CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ITA
Giovanni Fonio
#910ATP
1349ELO
1319Clay ELO
28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2023
clay
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#268ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Fonio G.
7-6 6-3
Cretu C.
Fonio G.
7762
Cretu C.
6130

Giovanni Fonio defeated Cezar Cretu 7-6 6-3 in the Sibiu CH round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Fonio G.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Cretu C.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Fonio G.

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
Fonio G.Cretu C.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fonio G.Cretu C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
6
25
Break points saved·Dominant
63
33
Break points won·Dominant
12
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
10
31
Tiebreaks·
8
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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
Fonio G.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Cretu C.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 154 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
4.1Clay Elo 1319
Surface ELO
5.9+173 Clay Elo edge
4.0Overall Elo 1349
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1524
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.8
Surface form
5.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.6
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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
Fonio G.Cretu C.
Freshness·
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83

Cretu C.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Fatic N.[8]
Dzumhur D.[3]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Dzumhur D.[3]
Cobolli F.[2]
7-56-4
Fatic N.[8]
Piros Z.[1]
6-21-66-1
Quarter-finals
Fatic N.[8]
Gakhov I.[4]
6-12-66-2
Cobolli F.[2]
Ajdukovic D.[6]
6-26-3
Dzumhur D.[3]
Travaglia S.[5]
6-46-4
Piros Z.[1]
Hemery C.
6-34-66-1
R16
Gakhov I.[4]
Weis A.
7-656-717-65
Cobolli F.[2]
Lavagno E.
7-56-2
Dzumhur D.[3]
Echargui M.
6-46-1
Travaglia S.[5]
Blancaneaux G.
7-56-3
Piros Z.[1]
Paulson A.
6-36-4
Ajdukovic D.[6]
Fonio G.
4-66-36-2
Hemery C.
Artnak B.
6-46-2
Fatic N.[8]
Bonadio R.
5-77-676-4
R32
Artnak B.
Giannessi A.[7]
3-0
Piros Z.[1]
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
6-36-3
Weis A.
Vrbensky M.
6-44-66-2
Paulson A.
Serdarusic N.
6-26-1
Lavagno E.
Jianu F.
7-646-4
Hemery C.
Valkusz M.
6-16-1
Fonio G.
Cretu C.
7-616-3
Blancaneaux G.
Taberner C.
7-646-2
Cobolli F.[2]
Caruso S.
6-756-46-4
Gakhov I.[4]
Tabur C.
6-14-67-5
Bonadio R.
Diez S.
6-27-5
Dzumhur D.[3]
Ionel N.
6-37-62
Fatic N.[8]
Dancu V.
6-46-4
Ajdukovic D.[6]
Maestrelli F.
3-66-36-4
Echargui M.
Laaksonen H.
2-66-06-2
Travaglia S.[5]
Gima S.
7-626-3