Liam Broady vs Cezar Cretu — Chisinau Quarter-final

Chisinau · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Liam Broady
GBR
Liam Broady
#209ATP
1590ELO
1489Clay ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLWL
0 — 2
Sets
Friday, 29 May 2026 ·
clay
COURT 1 · 1st on
ROUQ
Cezar Cretu
#272ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Broady L.
3-6 0-6
Cretu C.
Broady L.
300
Cretu C.
662

Cezar Cretu defeated Liam Broady 6-3 6-0 in the Chisinau quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Broady L.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Cretu C.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Broady L.

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
Broady L.Cretu C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.3
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Broady L.Cretu C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
25
Break points saved·Dominant
86
33
Break points won·Dominant
29
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
31
Tiebreaks·
69
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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
Broady L.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Cretu C.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
6.4+112 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Clay Elo 1374
7.6Overall Elo 1622
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1412
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.78 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.77 of last 10 on clay
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
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
Broady L.Cretu C.
Freshness·Slight edge
62
73

Broady L.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 66 games (7d) · Cretu C.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 49%
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