Cezar Cretu vs Radu Albot — Chisinau CH Semi-final

Chisinau CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#291ATP
1500ELO
1436Hard ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2026
hard
Radu Albot
MDA
Radu Albot
#418ATP
1461ELO
1433Hard ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLLW
Cretu C.
6-2 4-6 6-2
Albot R.
Cretu C.
6462
Albot R.
2621

Cezar Cretu defeated Radu Albot 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Chisinau CH semi-final on hard. Cezar Cretu claimed a first win over Radu Albot in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Cezar Cretu closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-15BucharestQ1clayRadu Albot6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Albot R.

Albot R.serving61% hold

wins 54% 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.Albot R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cretu C.Albot R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
47
Break points saved·Dominant
33
85
Break points won·Dominant
64
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
78
Tiebreaks·
—
30

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cretu C.Albot R.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Cretu C.: 15 days rest · Albot R.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Sakellaridis S.
Cretu C.
6-716-36-3
Semi-finals
Cretu C.
Albot R.
6-24-66-2
Sakellaridis S.
Olivieri G.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Albot R.
Agamenone F.
7-57-62
Cretu C.
Broady L.
6-36-0
Olivieri G.
Nardi L.
6-03-67-64
Sakellaridis S.
Nagal S.
6-16-4
R16
Nardi L.
Giustino L.
6-726-46-4
Nagal S.
Kolar Z.
6-47-64
Broady L.
Glinka D.
6-24-66-3
Cretu C.
Kotov P.
1-66-16-2
Olivieri G.
Ymer E.
6-27-65
Sakellaridis S.
Martinez A.
7-622-0
Agamenone F.
Coppejans K.
6-26-3
Albot R.
Skatov T.
1-66-16-4
R32
Sakellaridis S.
Gomez F.
6-37-5
Coppejans K.
Maestrelli F.
6-746-26-4
Agamenone F.
Jianu F.
2-66-26-3
Albot R.
Janvier M.
6-30-0
Skatov T.
Djere L.
6-46-3
Glinka D.
Latinovic S.
6-36-3
Broady L.
Dutra Da Silva D.
6-36-0
Cretu C.
Watanuki Y.
6-16-4
Kotov P.
Onclin G.
6-13-66-4
Ymer E.
Purtseladze S.
7-646-2
Olivieri G.
Nedic A.
6-44-67-5
Giustino L.
Topo M.
6-45-76-2
Nardi L.
Grenier H.
6-46-3
Martinez A.
Galan D.
3-66-37-61
Nagal S.
Fomin S.
6-46-2
Kolar Z.
Snitari I.
6-46-3