Cristian Garin vs Alex MolcanDavis Cup WG1 R1: CHI vs SVK Round Robin

Davis Cup WG1 R1: CHI vs SVK · ATP · Round Robin
#141ATP
1667ELO
1572Hard ELO
$365kYTD
$7.0MCAREER
30 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 17 September 2021
hard
#101ATP
1742ELO
1653Hard ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Garin C.
6-2 6-4
Molcan A.
Garin C.
662
Molcan A.
240

Cristian Garin defeated Alex Molcan 6-2 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG1 R1: CHI vs SVK round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Molcan came in ranked #101.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Garin C.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Garin C.

Even 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 season
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
79
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Clear edge
45
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 32 days (−0.7)
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 67 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
4.1Hard Elo 1572
Surface ELO
5.9+80 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1667
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1742
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.7
Surface form
4.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

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Freshness·
93

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