Otto Virtanen vs Filippo Romano — Birmingham CH Quarter-final

Birmingham CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Otto Virtanen
FIN
Otto Virtanen
#158ATP
1706ELO
1695Grass ELO
$193kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
24 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 June 2026
grass
ITA
Filippo Romano
#355ATP
1516ELO
1502Grass ELO
20 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Virtanen O.
6-4 6-4
Romano F.
Virtanen O.
662
Romano F.
44–

Otto Virtanen defeated Filippo Romano 6-4 6-4 in the Birmingham CH quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Otto Virtanen came in ranked #158, defending the title.

Key context

  • Match story: Otto Virtanen edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Virtanen O.serving89% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Romano F.

Romano F.serving89% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Virtanen O.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Virtanen O.Romano F.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
66%
69%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
5.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Virtanen O.Romano F.
Freshness·Clear edge
66
48

Virtanen O.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d) · Romano F.: 3 days rest · 5 matches, 137 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Yunchaokete B.
Virtanen O.
2-67-636-3
Semi-finals
Virtanen O.
Majchrzak K.
7-666-757-67
Yunchaokete B.
Fery A.
6-23-66-3
Quarter-finals
Majchrzak K.
Shimabukuro S.
7-666-3
Virtanen O.
Romano F.
6-46-4
Yunchaokete B.
Lajal M.
7-56-4
Fery A.
Hijikata R.
7-676-3
R16
Hijikata R.
Mcdonald M.
6-37-65
Virtanen O.
Vukic A.
W/O
Shimabukuro S.
Ymer E.
6-36-3
Majchrzak K.
Gill F.
6-36-3
Romano F.
Wong C.
6-47-5
Lajal M.
Wendelken H.
6-46-1
Yunchaokete B.
Harris B.
6-26-4
Fery A.
Bolt A.
6-46-756-3
R32
Lajal M.
Riedi L.
6-27-61
Wendelken H.
Watt J.
6-46-757-63
Yunchaokete B.
Harris L.
7-651-66-1
Harris B.
Damm M.
2-67-637-63
Hijikata R.
Fearnley J.
6-17-63
Bolt A.
Bellucci M.
6-36-0
Ymer E.
Oconnell C.
7-676-3
Shimabukuro S.
Mochizuki S.
7-636-4
Vukic A.
Pinnington Jones J.
2-66-46-3
Virtanen O.
Zhang Z.
7-686-1
Romano F.
Chidekh C.
3-66-46-4
Wong C.
Tarvet O.
7-657-610
Mcdonald M.
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-37-63
Fery A.
Schoolkate T.
6-43-66-3
Majchrzak K.
Mccabe J.
7-636-3
Gill F.
Blanchet U.
6-757-626-4