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.
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
25 - 33win/loss
289
210
| 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.
Maximilian Neuchrist
26 - 19win/loss
545
182
| 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).
H2H Performance in the tournament
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
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Daniel RinconRincon (6-4 6-75 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Mika BrunoldBrunold (7-65 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mili PoljicakPoljicak – Gabi Adrian BoitanAdrian Boitan (6-74 6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Cezar CretuCretu – Emilien DemanetDemanet (3-6 6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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