Radu Albot vs Cezar Cretu — Chisinau Semi-final

Chisinau · CHALLENGER · Semi-final

MDAWC

Radu Albot

#490ATP

1453ELO

1440Clay ELO

36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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1 — 2

Sets

Saturday, 30 May 2026 · 11:45

clay

CENTRE COURT · 1st on

ROUQ

Cezar Cretu

#268ATP

1524ELO

1492Clay ELO

25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Albot R.

2-6 6-4 2-6

Cretu C.

Albot R.

2621

Cretu C.

6462

Cezar Cretu reeled off six straight games on the way to a 6-2 4-6 6-2 win over Radu Albot in the Chisinau semi-final.

Key context

Set 2, game 1: Cezar Cretu broke serve.
Set 2, game 10: A 17-point game with six deuces went Radu Albot's way.
Pressure points: Radu Albot converted 7 of 14 break points; Cezar Cretu converted 10 of 15 break points.

Pressure & serve by court

Albot R.

Cretu C.

Break points won

7/14

10/15

Break points saved

5/15

7/14

Break points from this match. Serve-by-court shows the share of service points won from each side of the court; the court side alternates every point.

Head to head

1–0

Date	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2024-04-15	Bucharest	Q1	clay	Radu Albot	6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season

Albot R.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Cretu C.

Cretu C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Albot R.

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

Albot R.Cretu C.

1st serve in·Even

66%

65%

1st serve points won·Even

63%

64%

2nd serve points won·Even

48%

52%

Service points won·Even

58%

60%

Return points won·Slight edge

41%

46%

Break points saved·Even

56%

Aces / match·Even

1.6

1.5

Double faults / match·Clear edge

2.9

1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Albot R.Cretu C.

Clutch Rating·Clear edge

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Dominant

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·

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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

Albot R.

5.5

Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Cretu C.

5.2

Clear underdogUmpiry Score

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Form & Matchup

5.7+55 Clay Elo edge

Surface ELO

4.3Clay Elo 1374

5.4Overall Elo 1442

ELO gap

4.6Overall Elo 1412

7.8Leads 2–0 on clay

H2H

2.2Trails 0–2 on clay

5.75 of last 10 on clay

Surface form

7.67 of last 10 on clay

7.03-match win streak

Win streak

9.05-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.