Alex Molcan vs Thomaz BellucciGenova CH Round of 64

Genova CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
#101ATP
1742ELO
1712Clay ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 September 2019
clay
38 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
Molcan A.
6-4 7-5
Bellucci T.
Molcan A.
672
Bellucci T.
450

Alex Molcan defeated Thomaz Bellucci 6-4 7-5 in the Genova CH round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Thomaz Bellucci came in defending last year's semi-final, but Alex Molcan had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Molcan A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bellucci T.

Bellucci T.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 93). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
21
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
79
Break points won·Dominant
61
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
20
Tiebreaks·Dominant
91
22

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Molcan A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast