Steven Diez vs Alex Molcan — Las Palmas 1 CH Semi-final

Las Palmas 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
CAN
Steven Diez
#1565ATP
35 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2021
clay
Alex Molcan
SVK
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1712Clay ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Diez S.
6-2 3-6 7-5
Molcan A.
Diez S.
6372
Molcan A.
2651

Steven Diez defeated Alex Molcan 6-2 3-6 7-5 in the Las Palmas 1 CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Molcan came in ranked #101.

Key context

  • Match story: Steven Diez closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Diez S.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Diez S.

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
Diez S.Molcan A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (184 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Diez S.Molcan A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
4
79
Break points saved·Dominant
48
90
Break points won·Dominant
31
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Diez S.Molcan A.
Freshness·
—
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Couacaud E.
Diez S.
7-657-63
Semi-finals
Couacaud E.
Milojevic N.[4]
6-26-2
Diez S.
Molcan A.
6-23-67-5
Quarter-finals
Couacaud E.
Trungelliti M.
6-10-67-66
Milojevic N.[4]
Pellegrino A.
4-66-16-4
Diez S.
Bonadio R.
6-36-0
Molcan A.
Horansky F.[8]
6-26-3
R16
Bonadio R.
Kavcic B.
4-66-36-3
Couacaud E.
Robredo T.
6-16-2
Trungelliti M.
Coppejans K.
1-66-36-3
Milojevic N.[4]
Lestienne C.
6-26-4
Pellegrino A.
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-47-5
Horansky F.[8]
Moroni G.
7-636-4
Diez S.
Giannessi A.[7]
7-667-68
Molcan A.
Musetti L.[1]
7-657-64
R32
Coppejans K.
Petrovic D.[5]
6-16-1
Trungelliti M.
Gimeno Valero C.
1-67-676-3
Milojevic N.[4]
Barranco Cosano J.
4-66-46-3
Lestienne C.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-16-4
Pellegrino A.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-3
Ortega Olmedo R.
Giustino L.[6]
1-66-36-4
Giannessi A.[7]
Napolitano S.
6-06-2
Diez S.
Nava E.
7-646-746-2
Bonadio R.
Kuhn N.
6-46-4
Kavcic B.
Gaio F.[3]
6-36-3
Horansky F.[8]
Oliveira G.
1-66-46-1
Moroni G.
Guinard M.
6-36-2
Musetti L.[1]
Marti Pujolras A.
6-37-5
Molcan A.
Endler M.
6-06-1
Robredo T.
Serdarusic N.
6-06-4
Couacaud E.
Taberner C.[2]
7-630-62-3