Dalibor Svrcina vs Cezar Cretu — Rome CH Quarter-final

Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Dalibor Svrcina
CZE1
Dalibor Svrcina
#112ATP
1640ELO
1578Clay ELO
$300kYTD
$1.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
clay
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#272ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Svrcina D.
6-3 6-1
Cretu C.
Svrcina D.
662
Cretu C.
310

Dalibor Svrcina defeated Cezar Cretu 6-3 6-1 in the Rome CH quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Dalibor Svrcina came in ranked #112.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Svrcina D.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Cretu C.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Svrcina 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
Svrcina D.Cretu C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Svrcina D.Cretu C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
34
25
Break points saved·Slight edge
44
33
Break points won·Dominant
90
64
Deciding sets·Even
27
31
Tiebreaks·
30
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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
Svrcina D.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 33 days (−0.7)
Cretu C.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+86 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Clay Elo 1492
8.1Overall Elo 1640
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1524
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
4.3
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.7
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
7.0
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
Svrcina D.Cretu C.
Freshness·Slight edge
79
73

Svrcina D.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Cretu C.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). 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