Cezar Cretu vs Niels Mcdonald — Targu Mures Quarter-final

Targu Mures · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
ROU
Cezar Cretu
#266ATP
1524ELO
1492Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 25 June 2026 ·
clay
GER
Niels Mcdonald
#531ATP
1351ELO
1360Clay ELO
18 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWW
Cretu C.
6-3 6-4
Mcdonald N.
Cretu C.
662
Mcdonald N.
340

Cezar Cretu defeated Niels Mcdonald 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Targu Mures clay tournament. Cretu hit 3 aces and 1 double fault, while Mcdonald had 1 ace and 3 double faults. Cretu won the match with 4 service breaks to Mcdonald's 2.

Key context

  • Match story: Cezar Cretu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Cretu C.Mcdonald N.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
55%
Return points won·Clear edge
45%
33%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cretu C.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Mcdonald N.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
5.8+63 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Clay Elo 1483
6.4Overall Elo 1584
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1475
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.67 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
3.63 of last 10 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.02 three-setters 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.Mcdonald N.
Freshness·Slight edge
77
82

Cretu C.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Mcdonald N.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 45%

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