Taro Daniel vs Alex Molcan — Dubai Qualifying Round 2

Dubai · ATP · Qualifying Round 2

JPN7

Taro Daniel

#194ATP

1567ELO

1512Hard ELO

33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

WWLWWWWWWW

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 21 February 2022

hard

SVK3

Alex Molcan

#101ATP

1742ELO

1653Hard ELO

$295kYTD

$2.7MCAREER

28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWWLWWWW

Daniel T.

6-3 7-6

Molcan A.

Daniel T.

67⁷2

Molcan A.

36³0

Taro Daniel defeated Alex Molcan 6-3 7-6 in the Dubai qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Molcan came in ranked #101, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Taro Daniel claimed a first win over Alex Molcan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Taro Daniel closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

0–1

Date	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2023-04-17	Banja Luka	R32	clay	Alex Molcan	3-6 7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season

Daniel T.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Daniel T.

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

Daniel T.Molcan A.

1st serve in·Even

60%

64%

1st serve points won·Even

69%

67%

2nd serve points won·Even

52%

51%

Service points won·Even

62%

61%

Return points won·Even

37%

40%

Break points saved·Even

62%

58%

Aces / match·Slight edge

4.0

2.9

Double faults / match·Slight edge

2.1

2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Daniel T.Molcan A.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Even

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·Slight edge

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Daniel T.

6.4

Marginal edgeUmpiry Score

Molcan A.

7.3

Strong advantageUmpiry Score

Form & Matchup

2.9Hard Elo 1512

Surface ELO

7.1+141 Hard Elo edge

2.1Overall Elo 1567

ELO gap

7.9Overall Elo 1742

5.0

H2H

5.0

6.5

Surface form

5.5

0.0

Win streak

0.0

Fatigue & Travel

9.2

Minutes 14d

7.9

3-set count

7.0

9.0

Prev. match

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.