Cezar Cretu vs Yosuke Watanuki — Chisinau Round of 32

Chisinau · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ROUQ
Cezar Cretu
#272ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 26 May 2026 ·
clay
COURT 2 · 4th on
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#294ATP
1541ELO
1480Clay ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLWW
Cretu C.
6-1 6-4
Watanuki Y.
Cretu C.
662
Watanuki Y.
140

Cezar Cretu defeated Yosuke Watanuki 6-1 6-4 in the Chisinau round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Watanuki Y.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

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
Cretu C.Watanuki Y.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
49%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
6.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cretu C.Watanuki Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
30
52
Break points saved·Dominant
33
89
Break points won·Dominant
64
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
41
61
Tiebreaks·
—
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cretu C.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Watanuki Y.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.7Clay Elo 1393
Surface ELO
7.3+183 Clay Elo edge
2.9Overall Elo 1430
ELO gap
7.1Overall Elo 1598
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.17 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
3.54 of last 10 on clay
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.Watanuki Y.
Freshness·Even
84
83

Cretu C.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d) · Watanuki Y.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 36%
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Maestrelli F.[1]
Coppejans K.
7-642-64-6
Jianu F.
Agamenone F.
6-22-63-6
Albot R.
Janvier M.[10]
6-30-0
Djere L.
Skatov T.[8]
4-63-6
Glinka D.[4]
Latinovic S.
6-36-3
Dutra Da Silva D.[7]
Broady L.
3-60-6
Cretu C.[6]
Watanuki Y.
6-16-4
Kotov P.
Onclin G.[7]
6-13-66-4
Ymer E.[5]
Purtseladze S.
7-646-2
Nedic A.
Olivieri G.
4-66-45-7
Topo M.
Giustino L.
4-67-52-6
Grenier H.
Nardi L.[3]
4-63-6
Gomez F.[6]
Sakellaridis S.
3-65-7
Galan D.
A. Martinez
6-33-66-71
Nagal S.
Fomin S.[1]
6-46-2
Snitari I.
Kolar Z.[2]
4-63-6
Coppejans K.
Agamenone F.
2-63-6
Albot R.
Skatov T.[8]
1-66-16-4
Glinka D.[4]
Broady L.
2-66-43-6
Cretu C.[6]
Kotov P.
1-66-16-2
Ymer E.[5]
Olivieri G.
2-66-75
Giustino L.
Nardi L.[3]
7-624-64-6
Sakellaridis S.
A. Martinez
7-622-0
Nagal S.
Kolar Z.[2]
6-47-64
Agamenone F.
Albot R.
5-76-72
Broady L.
Cretu C.[6]
3-60-6
Olivieri G.
Nardi L.[3]
6-03-67-64
Sakellaridis S.
Nagal S.
6-16-4
Albot R.
Cretu C.[6]
2-66-42-6
Olivieri G.
Sakellaridis S.
3-64-6
Cretu C.[6]
Sakellaridis S.
7-613-63-6