Alex Molcan vs Benoit Paire — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Alex Molcan
SVK
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1653Hard ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2024
hard
FRA12
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Molcan A.
7-6 6-3
Paire B.
Molcan A.
7762
Paire B.
6530

Alex Molcan defeated Benoit Paire 7-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alex Molcan came in ranked #101, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex Molcan closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Molcan A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Serve advantage — Molcan A.

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
Molcan A.Paire B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
6.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Molcan A.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
48
Break points saved·Even
90
90
Break points won·Dominant
61
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
91
58

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Molcan A.
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Paire B.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.9+317 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.1Hard Elo 1336
9.7Overall Elo 1742
ELO gap
0.3Overall Elo 1362
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
3.4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
7.4
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
4.8
6.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
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
Molcan A.Paire B.
Freshness·
93
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 29%
Q2
Goffin D.[13]
Nardi L.[11]
7-645-76-4
Quinn E.
Vavassori A.[23]
4-66-16-2
Hong S.
Nagal S.[8]
2-66-27-64
Grenier H.
Molcan A.
6-36-2
Kudla D.
Nava E.[24]
6-26-4
Pouille L.
Mayot H.[22]
0-66-46-2
Klein L.
Svajda Z.
6-46-766-3
Moreno De Alboran N.
Rodionov J.[6]
6-34-66-3
Seyboth Wild T.[1]
Broady L.[20]
6-16-1
Mochizuki S.
Hassan B.
6-47-64
Lestienne C.[9]
Kopriva V.[14]
6-16-3
Shang J.
Bagnis F.
6-27-5
Q1
Nardi L.[11]
Atmane T.
6-46-0
Seyboth Wild T.[1]
Walton A.
6-16-3
Mayot H.[22]
Zhukayev B.
6-36-1
Vavassori A.[23]
Dzumhur D.
6-46-3
Bagnis F.
Mmoh M.[18]
3-66-46-4
Svajda Z.
Ajdukovic D.[17]
2-66-26-0
Kudla D.
Gaston H.[4]
6-16-3
Moreno De Alboran N.
Meligeni Alves F.[21]
6-36-1
Nava E.[24]
Johnson S.
6-767-6106-4
Grenier H.
Medjedovic H.[15]
6-16-1
Lestienne C.[9]
Ymer E.
6-47-67
Rodionov J.[6]
Gaio F.
6-16-2
Klein L.
Marterer M.[7]
6-26-4
Pouille L.
Hijikata R.[2]
5-76-16-3
Hassan B.
Cazaux A.[5]
6-46-4
Goffin D.[13]
Cressy M.
6-756-36-3
Hong S.
Kwon S.
6-36-3
Molcan A.
Paire B.[12]
7-656-3
Shang J.
Nishioka Y.[3]
4-67-6126-3
Broady L.[20]
Polmans M.
6-36-2
Quinn E.
Halys Q.[10]
6-17-5
Nagal S.[8]
Dostanic S.
6-26-2
Mochizuki S.
Schwartzman D.[16]
6-46-3