Dennis Novak vs Alex Molcan — Alicante CH Round of 32

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023
clay
Alex Molcan
SVK2
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1712Clay ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Novak D.
6-1 6-3
Molcan A.
Novak D.
662
Molcan A.
130

Dennis Novak defeated Alex Molcan 6-1 6-3 in the Alicante CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Molcan came in ranked #101, but Dennis Novak had arrived on a 3-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Novak D.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Novak 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
Novak D.Molcan A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (126 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Novak D.Molcan A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
90
Break points won·Dominant
15
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Novak D.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Molcan A.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
4.4
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.0
Minutes 14d
8.6
4.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
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

Recent load
Novak D.Molcan A.
Freshness·
—
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Lestienne C.[1]
Grenier H.
6-7106-26-4
Semi-finals
Grenier H.
Novak D.
4-66-46-3
Lestienne C.[1]
Marterer M.[6]
7-636-4
Quarter-finals
Novak D.
Ymer E.
6-46-2
Grenier H.
Harris B.
6-36-4
Marterer M.[6]
Damm M.
7-57-5
Lestienne C.[1]
Landaluce M.
6-37-65
R16
Ymer E.
Bellucci M.[8]
3-67-656-3
Harris B.
Martinez P.[3]
6-16-2
Marterer M.[6]
Klein L.
6-37-5
Damm M.
Paire B.[4]
6-26-3
Landaluce M.
Cazaux A.[5]
4-66-26-3
Lestienne C.[1]
Nava E.
6-16-1
Novak D.
Ferreira Silva F.
7-57-67
Grenier H.
Echargui M.
6-46-4
R32
Bellucci M.[8]
Santillan A.
6-47-5
Novak D.
Molcan A.[2]
6-16-3
Harris B.
Celikbilek A.
6-26-756-1
Marterer M.[6]
Moro Canas A.
6-46-4
Landaluce M.
Maestrelli F.
6-44-66-4
Ferreira Silva F.
Blanch D.
6-46-3
Ymer E.
Andreev A.
4-66-16-4
Martinez P.[3]
Carreno Busta P.
6-37-5
Grenier H.
Neuchrist M.
6-46-3
Echargui M.
Tirante T.[7]
6-46-4
Damm M.
Barroso Campos A.
6-47-65
Paire B.[4]
Cukierman D.
6-46-1
Nava E.
Barreto Sanchez D.
6-46-3
Lestienne C.[1]
Gaio F.
6-17-5
Klein L.
Cox D.
6-36-2
Cazaux A.[5]
Brancaccio R.
6-26-1