Cezar Cretu vs Valentin Royer — Brasov CH Round of 16

Brasov CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#268ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 July 2024
clay
Valentin Royer
FRA
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1606Clay ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Cretu C.
6-4 7-6
Royer V.
Cretu C.
6772
Royer V.
4640

Cezar Cretu defeated Valentin Royer 6-4 7-6 in the Brasov CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #77.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving73% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Even serve battle

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
Cretu C.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 183). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cretu C.Royer V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
25
59
Break points saved·Dominant
33
94
Break points won·Dominant
64
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
31
76
Tiebreaks·
—
62

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cretu C.
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Royer V.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.9Clay Elo 1492
Surface ELO
8.1+114 Clay Elo edge
1.9Overall Elo 1524
ELO gap
8.1Overall Elo 1641
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
5.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.2
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
7.0
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
Cretu C.Royer V.
Freshness·Clear edge
83
62

Cretu C.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d) · Royer V.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Dellien Velasco M.[5]
Popko D.[8]
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Popko D.[8]
Moreno De Alboran N.[2]
6-726-26-2
Dellien Velasco M.[5]
Fatic N.[6]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Popko D.[8]
Jianu F.
1-67-56-4
Dellien Velasco M.[5]
Papoe R.
6-46-4
Fatic N.[6]
Cretu C.
7-646-4
Moreno De Alboran N.[2]
Dodig M.
6-46-4
R16
Dellien Velasco M.[5]
Olivieri G.
4-2
Cretu C.
Royer V.
6-47-64
Moreno De Alboran N.[2]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-36-1
Papoe R.
Svrcina D.
7-56-2
Fatic N.[6]
Sachko V.
6-46-4
Popko D.[8]
Palosi S.
7-57-5
Jianu F.
Heide G.[3]
6-33-66-2
Dodig M.
Kirkin E.
6-16-3
R32
Kirkin E.
Ficovich J.[7]
2-67-656-3
Royer V.
Krumich M.
6-36-4
Barranco Cosano J.
Elias G.
7-666-2
Popko D.[8]
Barton H.
6-46-3
Heide G.[3]
Luz O.
7-56-4
Dodig M.
Sels J.
3-67-636-2
Svrcina D.
Burruchaga R.[1]
6-40-66-3
Papoe R.
Orlov V.
6-36-757-5
Olivieri G.
Dancu V.
7-646-1
Dellien Velasco M.[5]
Boitan G.
6-36-3
Cretu C.
Mikrut L.
7-54-66-2
Sachko V.
Ionel N.
7-656-4
Fatic N.[6]
Vallejo A.
6-47-64
Palosi S.
Weis A.
6-746-46-4
Jianu F.
Echargui M.
4-67-56-1
Moreno De Alboran N.[2]
Chirita I.
6-26-1