Cezar Cretu vs Pierre Hugues Herbert — Rome CH Round of 16

Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#272ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
clay
Pierre Hugues Herbert
FRA
Pierre Hugues Herbert
#251ATP
1607ELO
1530Clay ELO
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLLL
Cretu C.
6-3 6-2
Herbert P.
Cretu C.
662
Herbert P.
320

Cezar Cretu defeated Pierre Hugues Herbert 6-3 6-2 in the Rome CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Herbert P.

Herbert P.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Serve advantage — Cretu C.

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.Herbert P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
36%
Break points saved·Clear edge
56%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cretu C.Herbert P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
25
55
Break points saved·Dominant
33
96
Break points won·Dominant
64
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
31
83
Tiebreaks·
—
43

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cretu C.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Herbert P.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Clay Elo 1492
Surface ELO
6.5+38 Clay Elo edge
3.0Overall Elo 1524
ELO gap
7.0Overall Elo 1607
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
1.6
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
8.7
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
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.Herbert P.
Freshness·Dominant
68
100

Cretu C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d) · Herbert P.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Guerrieri A.
Svrcina D.[1]
6-42-66-1
Semi-finals
Svrcina D.[1]
Vasami J.
6-37-62
Guerrieri A.
Martin Tiffon P.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Vasami J.
Sakellaridis S.[7]
6-46-3
Svrcina D.[1]
Cretu C.
6-36-1
Guerrieri A.
Jianu F.
6-16-4
Martin Tiffon P.
Vavassori A.
6-746-36-3
R16
Sakellaridis S.[7]
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
7-667-63
Cretu C.
Herbert P.
6-36-2
Vasami J.
Cadenasso G.
6-46-2
Jianu F.
Romano F.
6-36-2
Guerrieri A.
Fery A.[3]
6-46-3
Svrcina D.[1]
Bernet H.
6-46-4
Vavassori A.
Djere L.[8]
6-36-4
Martin Tiffon P.
Fatic N.
6-46-2
R32
Herbert P.
Den Ouden G.[5]
6-36-736-3
Cretu C.
Topo M.
6-26-0
Cadenasso G.
Barrena A.[4]
2-66-16-2
Guerrieri A.
Bondioli F.
7-646-2
Fery A.[3]
Added D.
7-664-66-4
Vavassori A.
Mrva M.
7-646-746-3
Martin Tiffon P.
Forejtek J.
6-40-66-4
Svrcina D.[1]
Vasilev A.
6-16-3
Vasami J.
Ferreira Silva F.
4-66-36-2
Sakellaridis S.[7]
Squire H.
7-634-66-4
Bernet H.
Pavlovic L.
6-36-4
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
Dalla Valle E.
6-06-3
Jianu F.
Bertola R.[6]
6-46-2
Romano F.
Coppejans K.
6-16-0
Djere L.[8]
Caniato C.
6-47-64
Fatic N.
Tseng C.[2]
6-36-4