Damian Farinola vs Denys Molchanov — Happy Valley CH Qualifying Round 2
Happy Valley CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016
hard
Farinola D.2-6 6-1 6-2
Molchanov D.
Farinola D.
2662
Molchanov D.
6121
Damian Farinola defeated Denys Molchanov 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the Happy Valley CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denys Molchanov came in defending last year's round of 32, but Damian Farinola had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Damian Farinola dropped the opening set before beating Denys Molchanov 2–6 6–1 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Q3
Kelly D.[6]
Gigounon G.[3]
4-66-46-3
Polansky P.
Matosevic M.[4]
6-46-4
Whittington A.[8]
Vukic A.
7-656-2
Banes M.[5]
Farinola D.
6-06-2