Cezar Cretu vs Roman Andres BurruchagaIasi CH Round of 32

Iasi CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#268ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2024
clay
#67ATP
1711ELO
1694Clay ELO
$446kYTD
$1.2MCAREER
24 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLW
Cretu C.
6-4 6-3
Burruchaga R.
Cretu C.
662
Burruchaga R.
430

Cezar Cretu defeated Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-4 6-3 in the Iasi CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Andres Burruchaga came in ranked #67, but Cezar Cretu had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Cezar Cretu closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Burruchaga R.

Burruchaga R.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

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
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 190). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
25
66
Break points saved·Dominant
33
68
Break points won·Slight edge
64
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
31
84
Tiebreaks·
64

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
0.7Clay Elo 1492
Surface ELO
9.3+202 Clay Elo edge
1.0Overall Elo 1524
ELO gap
9.0Overall Elo 1711
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
5.4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.2
Minutes 14d
4.6
7.0
3-set count
0.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
3.0
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
Freshness·Slight edge
83
94

Cretu C.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d) · Burruchaga R.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast