Filip Cristian Jianu and Maximilian Neuchrist will face off in the 2nd round of the Targu Mures 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:30 pm on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Filip Cristian Jianu who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Filip Cristian Jianu is the pick to win this match.
Filip Cristian Jianu -> 1.44
Maximilian Neuchrist -> 2.625

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Prediction and head to head Filip Cristian Jianu vs. Maximilian Neuchrist

This will be the 2nd time that Filip Cristian Jianu and Maximilian Neuchrist play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cristian Jianu (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played, Cristian Jianu won 6-3 7-6(4) in the quarter in the Oeiras 1 Challenger back in 2023.

Filip Cristian Jianu

Filip Cristian Jianu

25 - 33win/loss

Hard
2-5
I Hard
0-3
Clay
23-24
Grass
0-1
Rank
289
High
210
LWWWWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-39 2-5 37-30 0-3 0-1 0-0
2024 70-34 0-0 70-33 0-1 0-0 0-0
2023 52-35 2-2 44-29 6-4 0-0 0-0
2022 32-38 3-9 22-20 7-9 0-0 0-0
2021 50-39 7-5 41-28 2-4 0-1 0-1

Ranked no. 264, the Romanian got to the 2nd round after defeating Tommaso Compagnucci 6-2 6-1.

In the 1st round, Filip had a good straight sets win against Compagnucci (6-2 6-1). During the match, Cristian Jianu scored 54 points vs Compagnucci’s 33. Filip was quite aggressive to blast 24 winners.

Regarding the service games, Cristian Jianu fired 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Filip Cristian Jianu was very effective on serve to win 86% (24/28) of his 1st serve and 53% (8/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Romanian broke Compagnucci 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Cristian Jianu has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 58% of his matches (309-228). 23-24 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Cristian Jianu has a composed264-170 match record in the last 9 years on clay.

The Romanian has a composed 25-33 win-loss record in 2025, 23-24 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Targu Mures 1 Challenger

Cristian Jianu has never competed in this tournament before.

Targu Mures 1 Challenger
Cristian Jianu's Record

Maximilian Neuchrist

Maximilian Neuchrist

26 - 19win/loss

Hard
5-4
I Hard
0-0
Clay
21-15
Rank
545
High
182
LWLLWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 27-22 5-4 22-18 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 18-7 0-1 18-5 0-1 0-0 0-0
2023 28-32 6-11 8-11 11-8 0-1 3-1
2022 44-25 15-8 26-11 3-6 0-0 0-0
2021 37-18 27-10 1-4 9-4 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 398, Maximilian got to the 2nd round after beating Miguel Damas 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4.

In the 1st round against Damas, The Austrian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-64 6-4). During the match Neuchrist scored 114 points vs Damas’s 107. Maximilian was quite aggressive to blast 47 winners.

About the serving games, Neuchrist blasted 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Maximilian Neuchrist lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Neuchrist put 64% of his first serves in, winning 70% (47/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (24/38) on the 2nd serve. The Austrian broke Damas twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Neuchrist’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Kigali 1 Challenger.

The Austrian has a composed 26-19 win-loss record in 2025, 21-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Targu Mures 1 Challenger
Neuchrist's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

F.Cristian Jianu
M.Neuchrist
1h:01
1h:01
Time on court​
!
3h:01
3h:01
1h:01
1h:01
Last match​
!
3h:01
3h:01
1
1
Match played
1
1
15
15
Games Played​
33
33
2
2
Set played​​
3
3
54
54
Total points​
114
114
54
54
Avg point​
114
114
24
24
Winners
47
47
24
24
Avg Winners​
47
47
44%
44%
Ratio winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
4
4
2
2
Avg Aces
4
4
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
2
2
Avg Double Faults
4
4
24/28
24/28
1st won total​
47/67
47/67
!
86%
86%
1st won %
70%
70%
8/15
8/15
2nd won total​
24/38
24/38
53%
53%
2nd won %
!
63%
63%
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
BP won
2/4
2/4
4/7
4/7
Avg BP won
2/4
2/4
!
57%
57%
Won
50%
50%
0
0
Conceded
8
8
0
0
Avg Conceded
8
8
0
0
Broken
2
2
!
0
0
Avg Broken
2
2
0
0
Saved
6
6

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Cristian Jianu Neuchrist
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 2 3
Tot Games 15 33
Pts 54-33 114-107
Total Points 87 221
Winners 24 47
%Winners 44% 41%

Both Cristian Jianu and Neuchrist played 1 match. At the moment, Maximilian Neuchrist dropped 1 set while Filip Cristian Jianu hasn’t conceded a set so far. Cristian Jianu has played 1 set(s) less than Neuchrist (2 vs 3). Therefore, Cristian Jianu played 18 games less than Neuchrist. The Romanian scored 24 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Austrian scored 47 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve Cristian Jianu Neuchrist
Aces 2 4
Avg per match 2 4
1st in 28/43 67/105
%1st in 65% 64%
1st pts 24/28 47/67
%1st pts 86% 70%
2nd pts 8/15 24/38
%2nd pts 53% 63%

Cristian Jianu fired 2 aces . Neuchrist fired 4 aces . Cristian Jianu won 86% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Neuchrist won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Cristian Jianu Neuchrist
Won 4 2
Converted 4/7 2/4
% Converted 57% 50%
Conceded 0 8
Saved 0 6
% Saved 0% 75%
Times Broken 0 2

Filip broke his opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Romanian pretty solid on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 0 break points. Neuchrist broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. The Austrian conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.

Cristian Jianu
R1
Compagnucci
Total
Score 6-2 6-1
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 15 15
pts 54-33 54-33
Total points 87 87
Winners 24 24
%Winners 44% 44%
SERVE
Aces 2 2
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 28/43 28/43
% 1st in 65% 65%
1st pts 24/28 24/28
% 1st pts 86% 86%
2nd pts 8/15 8/15
% 2nd pts 53% 53%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/7 4/7
Converted % 57% 57%
Conceded 0 0
Saved 0/0 0
Saved % 0%
Times Broken 0 0
Neuchrist
R1
Damas
Total
Score 4-6 7-64 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 33 33
pts 114-107 114-107
Total points 221 221
Winners 47 47
%Winners 41% 41%
SERVE
Aces 4 4
Double Faults 4 4
1st in 67/105 67/105
% 1st in 64% 64%
1st pts 47/67 47/67
% 1st pts 70% 70%
2nd pts 24/38 24/38
% 2nd pts 63% 63%
Breaks
Won 2 2
Converted 2/4 2/4
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 8 8
Saved 6/8 6
Saved % 75% 75%
Times Broken 2 2

Tennis Scores in Targu Mures 1 Challenger

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