Santiago Rodriguez Taverna and Cezar Cretu will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Todi Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cezar Cretu who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cezar Cretu is the pick to win this match.
Cezar Cretu -> 1.66
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Santiago Rodriguez Taverna vs. Cezar Cretu
There is no head to head record between Santiago Rodriguez Taverna and Cezar Cretu since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
21 - 22win/loss
278
157
LLLWLLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-35 | 4-5 | 28-29 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-35 | 7-7 | 34-27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 0-2 | 35-24 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 67-26 | 40-16 | 26-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 280, Rodriguez Taverna reached the semifinal after beating Filip Cristian Jianu 6-4 0-6 6-3, Luca Castagnola 7-6(7) 6-3 and Lorenzo Giustino 2-6 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter against Giustino, Santiago recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 6-4). During the match, Rodriguez Taverna scored 83 points vs Giustino’s 73. Rodriguez Taverna was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rodriguez Taverna scored 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rodriguez Taverna put 63% of his first serves in, winning 74% (34/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. Rodriguez Taverna broke Giustino 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Santiago has conceded 2 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Rodriguez Taverna has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (277-194). 17-19 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rodriguez Taverna has a composed206-147 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
Rodriguez Taverna’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Santos Challenger.
The Argentine has an overall 20-22 win-loss record in 2024, 17-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Todi Challenger
Cezar Cretu
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52-26 | 4-5 | 46-21 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-22 | 13-9 | 42-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 60-26 | 0-0 | 60-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-19 | 0-3 | 41-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-9 | 14-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 315, Cezar got to the semifinal after beating Giovanni Fonio 6-2 6-1, Felix Gill 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 and Facundo Juarez 5-7 7-5 ret..
In the quarter against Juarez, Cretu had a free pass after Juarez retired on a 5-7 7-5 . scoreline.
Cezar’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Oradea,M25 Satu Mare and M25+H Bacau.
The Romanian has a composed 40-16 win-loss record in 2024, 40-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rodriguez Taverna | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 70 |
| Pts | 232-208 | 234-230 |
| Total Points | 440 | 464 |
| Winners | 98 | 92 |
| %Winners | 42% | 39% |
Both Rodriguez Taverna and Cretu played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna surrendered 2 sets, while Cezar Cretu surrendered 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Rodriguez Taverna and Cretu have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Rodriguez Taverna played 3 games more than Cretu. Rodriguez Taverna scored 98 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Romanian bagged 92 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rodriguez Taverna | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 4 |
| 1st in | 128/212 | 138/244 |
| %1st in | 60% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 98/128 | 92/138 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 46/84 | 51/106 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 48% |
Rodriguez Taverna bagged 14 aces (4.7 per match). Cretu scored 12 aces (4 per match). Rodriguez Taverna won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Cretu won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rodriguez Taverna | Cretu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 11 |
| Converted | 8/22 | 11/28 |
| % Converted | 36% | 39% |
| Conceded | 14 | 20 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 57% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 8 times with a 36% conversion rate. Santiago conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Cezar broke his opponents 11 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Romanian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rodriguez Taverna | |||||
| R1 Cristian Jianu |
R2 Castagnola |
1/4 Giustino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 0-6 6-3 | 7-67 6-3 | 2-6 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 22 | 26 | 73 | |
| pts | 77-77 | 72-58 | 83-73 | 232-208 | |
| Total points | 154 | 130 | 156 | 440 | |
| Winners | 30 | 34 | 34 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 47% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 39/73 | 43/66 | 46/73 | 128/212 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 65% | 63% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 30/39 | 34/43 | 34/46 | 98/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 17/23 | 12/27 | 46/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 74% | 44% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 1/2 | 4/10 | 8/22 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 50% | 40% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 63% | – | 50% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Cretu | |||||
| R1 Fonio |
R2 Gill |
1/4 Juarez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 2-6 7-65 6-4 | 5-7 7-5 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 31 | 24 | 70 | |
| pts | 61-38 | 90-103 | 83-89 | 234-230 | |
| Total points | 99 | 193 | 172 | 464 | |
| Winners | 23 | 36 | 33 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 40% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 30/56 | 57/101 | 51/87 | 138/244 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 56% | 59% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 36/57 | 33/51 | 92/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 63% | 65% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 18/44 | 19/36 | 51/106 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 41% | 53% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/9 | 2/11 | 11/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 56% | 18% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 2/8 | 6/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 25% | 75% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Todi Challenger
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (2-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Cezar CretuCretu – Facundo JuarezJuarez (5-7 7-5 ret.) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Luka PavlovicPavlovic (6-4 6-76 7-65) – See score progression
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Gastao EliasElias (7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Filip Bergevi/Mick VeldheerBergevi/Mick Veldheer – Gianluca Cadenasso/Niccolo CatiniCadenasso/Niccolo Catini (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Gastao EliasElias (7-6(1) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Carlos TabernerTaberner (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Cezar Cretu (ROU)Cretu (ROU) – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (0-0) – H2H and prediction
