Cezar Cretu vs Pavel Kotov — Chisinau CH Round of 16

Chisinau CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#288ATP
1500ELO
1436Hard ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2026
hard
Pavel Kotov
RUS
Pavel Kotov
#251ATP
1625ELO
1615Hard ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLL
Cretu C.
1-6 6-1 6-2
Kotov P.
Cretu C.
1662
Kotov P.
6121

Cezar Cretu defeated Pavel Kotov 1-6 6-1 6-2 in the Chisinau CH round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Kotov P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Even serve battle

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.Kotov P.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
64%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
6.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.5
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cretu C.Kotov P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
59
Break points saved·Dominant
33
94
Break points won·Dominant
64
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
81
Tiebreaks·
—
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cretu C.Kotov P.
Freshness·Dominant
100
74

Cretu C.: 17 days rest · Kotov P.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 40 games (7d). 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