Ernests Gulbis vs Alex Molcan — Pau CH Round of 16

Pau CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
Alex Molcan
SVK
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1653Hard ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Gulbis E.
6-1 6-7 6-4
Molcan A.
Gulbis E.
66362
Molcan A.
17741

Ernests Gulbis defeated Alex Molcan 6-1 6-7 6-4 in the Pau CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Molcan came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ernests Gulbis claimed a first win over Alex Molcan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ernests Gulbis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-08MarseilleQ2hardAlex Molcan6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Serve advantage — Molcan A.

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
Gulbis E.Molcan A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Molcan A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
79
Break points saved·Even
91
90
Break points won·Dominant
16
61
Deciding sets·Even
88
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gulbis E.Molcan A.
Freshness·
—
93

Molcan A.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Gulbis E.
Janowicz J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Janowicz J.
Vesely J.[1]
6-46-767-67
Gulbis E.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-746-1
Quarter-finals
Gabashvili T.
Bonzi B.
6-42-67-64
Vesely J.[1]
Mayot H.
7-637-65
Gulbis E.
Halys Q.[12]
6-726-46-2
Janowicz J.
Grenier H.
6-36-3
R16
Grenier H.
Couacaud E.[16]
7-647-64
Vesely J.[1]
Lestienne C.[13]
6-47-61
Mayot H.
Gaston H.
6-10-0
Gulbis E.
Molcan A.
6-16-736-4
Halys Q.[12]
Lacko L.[8]
7-626-2
Bonzi B.
Kotov P.
6-46-0
Gabashvili T.
Marchenko I.
6-45-77-5
Janowicz J.
Giustino L.[7]
6-46-756-3
R32
Gabashvili T.
Stakhovsky S.[6]
7-616-2
Halys Q.[12]
Viola M.
6-16-2
Gulbis E.
Gombos N.[2]
7-677-61
Giustino L.[7]
Gojo B.
7-667-64
Mayot H.
Haase R.[9]
7-657-63
Molcan A.
Van De Zandschulp B.[15]
7-654-67-5
Lacko L.[8]
Mukund S.
6-47-63
Kotov P.
Hoang A.[4]
6-45-76-2
Bonzi B.
Benchetrit E.[14]
7-56-3
Marchenko I.
Trungelliti M.[11]
2-67-56-1
Couacaud E.[16]
Moraing M.
6-36-4
Grenier H.
Nagal S.[3]
6-12-66-3
Gaston H.
Maden Y.[5]
1-66-46-4
Vesely J.[1]
Bourgue M.
6-46-796-3
Lestienne C.[13]
Reboul F.
7-56-3
Janowicz J.
Janvier M.[10]
6-46-4
R64
Moraing M.
Wu T.
6-06-0
Grenier H.
Karlovskiy E.
6-37-64
Gaston H.
Karatsev A.
6-31-66-1
Mayot H.
Roumane R.
6-16-1
Bourgue M.
Vavassori A.
7-656-3
Gulbis E.
Borg L.
6-26-3
Molcan A.
Moriya H.
6-26-736-4
Kotov P.
Lamasine T.
2-67-676-4
Bonzi B.
Tseng C.
6-36-2
Marchenko I.
Bachinger M.
3-67-6106-4
Gabashvili T.
Miedler L.
6-47-63
Gojo B.
Kavcic B.
6-34-67-64
Mukund S.
De Greef A.
6-757-637-62
Viola M.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-36-4
Reboul F.
Baldi F.
6-47-5
Janowicz J.
Kolar Z.
6-47-5