Dmitry Popko vs Cezar Cretu — Iasi CH Round of 16

Iasi CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Dmitry Popko
KAZ
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1334Clay ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2024
clay
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#268ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Popko D.
7-5 6-3
Cretu C.
Popko D.
762
Cretu C.
530

Dmitry Popko defeated Cezar Cretu 7-5 6-3 in the Iasi CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Dmitry Popko closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popko D.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Cretu C.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Popko 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
Popko D.Cretu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (124 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Popko D.Cretu C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
3
25
Break points saved·Clear edge
54
33
Break points won·Dominant
17
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
9
31
Tiebreaks·
6
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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
Popko D.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Cretu C.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.3Clay Elo 1334
Surface ELO
5.7+158 Clay Elo edge
4.4Overall Elo 1385
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1524
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
5.8
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3.7
Minutes 14d
6.2
4.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
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
Popko D.Cretu C.
Freshness·Even
81
80

Popko D.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d) · Cretu C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Dellien H.[6]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Dellien H.[6]
Vallejo A.
7-646-2
Barranco Cosano J.
Couacaud E.[8]
7-657-5
Quarter-finals
Vallejo A.
Landaluce M.
6-26-1
Dellien H.[6]
Royer V.
6-46-756-3
Barranco Cosano J.
Ficovich J.
7-616-3
Couacaud E.[8]
Popko D.
6-746-27-610
R16
Landaluce M.
Boitan G.
6-46-3
Ficovich J.
Bobrov B.
4-66-16-2
Dellien H.[6]
Shelbayh A.
6-46-4
Royer V.
Ugo Carabelli C.[1]
7-636-2
Vallejo A.
Cerundolo J.[3]
6-36-3
Couacaud E.[8]
Svrcina D.
6-05-76-2
Barranco Cosano J.
Sachko V.
6-46-4
Popko D.
Cretu C.
7-56-3
R32
Bobrov B.
Jianu F.
7-615-2
Popko D.
Dellien Velasco M.
6-46-2
Dellien H.[6]
Strombachs R.
7-54-66-4
Barranco Cosano J.
Ionel N.
6-16-2
Ugo Carabelli C.[1]
Vesely J.
7-56-3
Ficovich J.
Ramos A.[2]
7-666-4
Cerundolo J.[3]
Snitari I.
6-46-3
Cretu C.
Burruchaga R.[4]
6-46-3
Boitan G.
Moreno De Alboran N.[5]
7-653-66-4
Sachko V.
Heide G.[7]
6-776-26-3
Couacaud E.[8]
Fatic N.
4-66-36-4
Landaluce M.
Vrbensky M.
1-66-36-1
Royer V.
Papoe R.
6-16-2
Shelbayh A.
Gima S.
6-07-66
Svrcina D.
Janvier M.
6-33-66-3
Vallejo A.
Lingua Lavallen A.
6-46-4