Dimitar Kuzmanov vs Alex Molcan — Barcelona CH Semi-final

Barcelona CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Dimitar Kuzmanov
BUL
Dimitar Kuzmanov
#394ATP
1431ELO
1394Clay ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2021
clay
Alex Molcan
SVK2
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1712Clay ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Kuzmanov D.
7-5 7-6
Molcan A.
Kuzmanov D.
7772
Molcan A.
5650

Dimitar Kuzmanov defeated Alex Molcan 7-5 7-6 in the Barcelona CH semi-final on clay. 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
Kuzmanov D.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kuzmanov D.

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
Kuzmanov D.Molcan A.
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuzmanov D.Molcan A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
16
79
Break points saved·Dominant
61
90
Break points won·Dominant
31
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
13
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kuzmanov D.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Molcan A.
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.3Clay Elo 1394
Surface ELO
8.7+318 Clay Elo edge
1.4Overall Elo 1431
ELO gap
8.6Overall Elo 1742
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
7.1
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.9
Minutes 14d
7.1
7.0
3-set count
7.0
4.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
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

Recent load
Kuzmanov D.Molcan A.
Freshness·Dominant
57
93

Kuzmanov D.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d) · Molcan A.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Kuzmanov D.
Gaston H.[1]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Gaston H.[1]
Muller A.
6-20-66-0
Kuzmanov D.
Molcan A.[2]
7-57-65
Quarter-finals
Kuzmanov D.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-0
Muller A.
Martineau M.
6-36-2
Gaston H.[1]
Alvarez Varona N.
6-26-1
Molcan A.[2]
Kuhn N.
6-36-2
R16
Kuhn N.
Milojevic N.[5]
7-56-2
Kuzmanov D.
Dzumhur D.[4]
6-46-4
Gabashvili T.
Borges N.
7-667-5
Martineau M.
Popko D.
7-626-2
Muller A.
Barranco Cosano J.
6-36-2
Alvarez Varona N.
Horansky F.
6-46-3
Gaston H.[1]
Krutykh O.
6-06-2
Molcan A.[2]
Skatov T.
6-17-66
R32
Molcan A.[2]
Moro Canas A.
6-16-3
Kuhn N.
Krstin P.
6-46-4
Dzumhur D.[4]
Kravchenko G.
3-66-36-1
Kuzmanov D.
Robredo T.
6-06-1
Gabashvili T.
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
7-56-2
Martineau M.
Polmans M.[6]
6-46-3
Popko D.
Lamasine T.
6-36-2
Alvarez Varona N.
Lehecka J.[8]
6-27-61
Horansky F.
Marterer M.
6-42-67-5
Krutykh O.
Llamas Ruiz P.
6-26-2
Gaston H.[1]
Collarini A.
7-56-2
Milojevic N.[5]
Oliel Y.
7-50-66-4
Skatov T.
Guinard M.
3-67-646-1
Muller A.
Andreev A.
6-44-1
Barranco Cosano J.
Zapata Miralles B.[3]
6-21-0
Borges N.
Lopez San Martin A.
6-16-0