Blaz Kavcic vs Alex Molcan — Las Palmas 2 CH Quarter-final

Las Palmas 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
SLO
Blaz Kavcic
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 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
Kavcic B.
6-4 7-5
Molcan A.
Kavcic B.
672
Molcan A.
450

Blaz Kavcic defeated Alex Molcan 6-4 7-5 in the Las Palmas 2 CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Molcan came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Blaz Kavcic claimed a first win over Alex Molcan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-05AntalyaQ2grassAlex Molcan1-6 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kavcic B.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kavcic B.

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
Kavcic B.Molcan A.
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
40%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kavcic B.Molcan A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
79
Break points saved·Dominant
43
90
Break points won·Dominant
36
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kavcic B.Molcan A.
Freshness·
—
84

Molcan A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 27 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Gimeno Valero C.
Coppejans K.[8]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Gimeno Valero C.
Kavcic B.
3-66-17-5
Coppejans K.[8]
Esteve Lobato E.
7-616-2
Quarter-finals
Gimeno Valero C.
Giannessi A.[6]
6-24-66-2
Kavcic B.
Molcan A.
6-47-5
Esteve Lobato E.
Zeppieri G.
6-45-76-4
Coppejans K.[8]
Trungelliti M.
7-645-76-0
R16
Gimeno Valero C.
Gaio F.[2]
6-03-66-3
Kavcic B.
Bonadio R.
6-26-4
Molcan A.
Couacaud E.
6-26-4
Zeppieri G.
Horansky F.[7]
7-676-1
Coppejans K.[8]
Diez S.
2-66-07-5
Trungelliti M.
Alcaraz C.[1]
7-656-3
Giannessi A.[6]
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
7-697-5
Esteve Lobato E.
Milojevic N.[3]
7-56-3
R32
Gaio F.[2]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-736-26-2
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
Pellegrino A.
5-77-56-3
Giannessi A.[6]
Nava E.
6-26-3
Kavcic B.
Vrbensky M.
6-46-4
Milojevic N.[3]
Robredo T.
6-26-3
Coppejans K.[8]
Oliveira G.
7-57-62
Diez S.
Kuhn N.
6-26-2
Trungelliti M.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-06-2
Alcaraz C.[1]
Jianu F.
6-36-736-1
Zeppieri G.
Guinard M.
6-06-3
Horansky F.[7]
Ehrat S.
7-695-76-3
Gimeno Valero C.
Lestienne C.
6-43-1
Bonadio R.
Petrovic D.[4]
5-2
Molcan A.
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-37-64
Couacaud E.
Giustino L.[5]
7-625-76-1
Esteve Lobato E.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-646-2