Cezar Cretu and Luka Pavlovic will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Sibiu Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on COURT CENTRE. 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 -> 1.64
Luka Pavlovic -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Cezar Cretu vs. Luka Pavlovic
This will be the 2nd time that Cezar Cretu and Luka Pavlovic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Pavlovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Pavlovic won 6-2 6-2 in the final in M15 Pirot back in 2021.
Cezar Cretu
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45 - 19win/loss
307
288
LWWLWLWWLW | 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. 307, Cretu reached the semifinal after defeating Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 6-4 7-6(3), Artem Dubrivnyy 6-3 6-1 and Stefano Travaglia 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Cretu had a good straight sets win against Travaglia (6-3 6-4). During the match, Cretu scored 73 points vs Travaglia’s 59. Cezar was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cretu made 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Cezar Cretu lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Cretu put 65% of his first serves in, winning 73% (35/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Cezar broke Travaglia 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cretu hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Cretu has a fantastic match record in the last 7 years having won 70% of his matches (237-103). 43-18 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Cretu has an overall208-85 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Romanian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Oradea,M25 Satu Mare and M25+H Bacau.
Cezar has a composed 45-19 win-loss record in 2024, 43-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
Luka Pavlovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-18 | 0-0 | 42-16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-12 | 0-1 | 38-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-12 | 3-2 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-14 | 1-1 | 15-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 396, Pavlovic reached the semifinal after beating Gastao Elias 1-1 ret., Liam Draxl 6-2 6-3 and Rudolf Molleker 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Molleker (7-5 6-3). During the match Pavlovic scored 69 points vs Molleker’s 60. The French player was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Pavlovic recorded 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Luka Pavlovic was extremely efficient on serve to win 77% (33/43) of his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The French player broke Molleker twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Luka hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Luka’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Porec,M25 Kursumlijska Banja and M15 Kursumlijska Banja.
The French player has a composed 40-14 win-loss record in 2024, 40-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
Pavlovic has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cretu | Pavlovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 40 |
| Pts | 203-161 | 140-105 |
| Total Points | 364 | 245 |
| Winners | 88 | 61 |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% |
Both Cretu and Pavlovic played 3 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Cretu and Pavlovic have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Cretu played 18 games more than Pavlovic. Cretu scored 88 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The French player managed to score 61 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cretu | Pavlovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 7 |
| 1st in | 120/185 | 72/122 |
| %1st in | 65% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 88/120 | 61/72 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 35/65 | 29/50 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 58% |
Cretu bagged 4 aces (1.3 per match). Pavlovic blasted 21 aces (7 per match). Cretu won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Pavlovic won 85% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cretu | Pavlovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 5 |
| Converted | 10/17 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 59% | 45% |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 |
| Saved | 4 | 4 |
| % Saved | 57% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 |
The Romanian broke his opponents 10 times with a 59% conversion rate. Cretu conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Luka broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The French player was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
| Cretu | |||||
| R1 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
R2 Dubrivnyy |
1/4 Travaglia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-63 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 16 | 19 | 58 | |
| pts | 72-67 | 58-35 | 73-59 | 203-161 | |
| Total points | 139 | 93 | 132 | 364 | |
| Winners | 33 | 20 | 35 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 34% | 48% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 46/68 | 26/43 | 48/74 | 120/185 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 60% | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 33/46 | 20/26 | 35/48 | 88/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 77% | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/22 | 12/17 | 13/26 | 35/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 71% | 50% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/7 | 3/5 | 10/17 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 57% | 60% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 33% | – | 75% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pavlovic | |||||
| R1 Elias |
R2 Draxl |
1/4 Molleker |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-1 ret. | 6-2 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 2 | 17 | 21 | 40 | |
| pts | 6-4 | 65-41 | 69-60 | 140-105 | |
| Total points | 10 | 106 | 129 | 245 | |
| Winners | 4 | 24 | 33 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 67% | 37% | 48% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 4/4 | 25/46 | 43/72 | 72/122 | |
| % 1st in | 100% | 54% | 60% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 4/4 | 24/25 | 33/43 | 61/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 100% | 96% | 77% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 0/0 | 12/21 | 17/29 | 29/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 0% | 57% | 59% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 0/0 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 43% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 100% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLWLWWW Tennis Scores in Sibiu Challenger
- Cezar CretuCretu – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Hynek BartonBarton – Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon (7-65 6-74 6-3) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Luka PavlovicPavlovic – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Liam Draxl/Cleeve HarperDraxl/Cleeve Harper – Bogdan Pavel/Ilya SnitariPavel/Ilya Snitari (7-62 2-6 10-7) – See score progression
- Eric Vanshelboim/Mark WhitehouseVanshelboim/Mark Whitehouse – Pedro Araujo/Corentin DenollyAraujo/Corentin Denolly (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Cezar CretuCretu – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Luka PavlovicPavlovic – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression
- Hynek BartonBarton – Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon (7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Cezar Cretu (ROU)Cretu (ROU) – Luka PavlovicPavlovic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
