Alexander Blockx vs Cezar Cretu — Cordenons CH Round of 16

Cordenons CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
BEL
Alexander Blockx
#37ATP
1906ELO
1868Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$1.8MCAREER
21 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2024
clay
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#268ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Blockx A.
6-4 6-4
Cretu C.
Blockx A.
662
Cretu C.
440

Alexander Blockx defeated Cezar Cretu 6-4 6-4 in the Cordenons CH round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Alexander Blockx came in ranked #37.

Key context

  • Match story: Alexander Blockx edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blockx A.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Cretu C.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Blockx A.

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

Serve & return on clay

Blockx A.Cretu C.
81
Serve
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0
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Blockx A.Cretu C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blockx A.Cretu C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
25
Break points saved·Dominant
97
33
Break points won·Dominant
27
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
31
Tiebreaks·
87
—

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blockx A.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Cretu C.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
10.0+376 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Clay Elo 1492
10.0Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1524
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
5.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
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
Blockx A.Cretu C.
Freshness·Clear edge
95
80

Blockx A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cretu C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Gaubas V.[4]
Taberner C.
2-66-26-4
Semi-finals
Gaubas V.[4]
Paulson A.
7-50-0
Taberner C.
Blockx A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Gaubas V.[4]
Giustino L.
6-46-4
Blockx A.
Arnaboldi F.[8]
6-36-2
Paulson A.
Collarini A.
4-66-47-65
Taberner C.
Bonadio R.
6-46-3
R16
Blockx A.
Cretu C.
6-46-4
Collarini A.
Ramos A.[1]
7-656-1
Gaubas V.[4]
Ambrogi L.
6-26-4
Arnaboldi F.[8]
Pecci A.
6-36-1
Bonadio R.
Schwaerzler J.
7-56-3
Giustino L.
Vincent Ruggeri S.
6-16-1
Paulson A.
Kirkin E.
3-66-06-4
Taberner C.
Kopp S.
6-46-3
R32
Ramos A.[1]
Neumayer L.
6-46-4
Arnaboldi F.[8]
Dodig M.
6-46-3
Taberner C.
Serdarusic N.
6-41-66-0
Kopp S.
Moreno De Alboran N.[2]
7-666-2
Cretu C.
Moeller M.
6-46-1
Blockx A.
Rincon D.[3]
3-66-46-4
Gaubas V.[4]
Gill F.
7-56-3
Kirkin E.
Crawford O.[5]
1-67-56-2
Schwaerzler J.
Fatic N.[6]
7-52-66-3
Vincent Ruggeri S.
Maestrelli F.[7]
7-57-65
Ambrogi L.
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
6-726-37-5
Bonadio R.
Sachko V.
6-46-2
Collarini A.
Mikrut L.
7-56-1
Giustino L.
Picchione A.
7-52-66-4
Paulson A.
Planinsek F.
7-6102-66-1
Pecci A.
Nijboer R.
6-36-0