Cezar Cretu vs Pavel Kotov — Chisinau Round of 16

Chisinau · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ROUQ
Cezar Cretu
#272ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 28 May 2026 ·
clay
CENTRE COURT · 2nd on
Pavel Kotov
RUS
Pavel Kotov
#249ATP
1597ELO
1529Clay ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
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 round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cretu C.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Kotov P.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Kotov P.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
64%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
6.1
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cretu C.Kotov P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
25
59
Break points saved·Dominant
33
94
Break points won·Dominant
64
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
31
82
Tiebreaks·
—
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cretu C.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Kotov P.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.6Clay Elo 1393
Surface ELO
7.4+192 Clay Elo edge
2.2Overall Elo 1430
ELO gap
7.8Overall Elo 1652
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.47 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
1.51 of last 10 on clay
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
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.Kotov P.
Freshness·
73
—

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

Conditions

Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 28%
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