Alex Molcan vs Blaz Rola — Valencia CH Qualifying Round 1

Valencia CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Alex Molcan
SVK8
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1712Clay ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2024
clay
SLO
Blaz Rola
35 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWWL
Molcan A.
7-5 6-7 6-3
Rola B.
Molcan A.
76362
Rola B.
57731

Alex Molcan defeated Blaz Rola 7-5 6-7 6-3 in the Valencia CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Alex Molcan came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex Molcan closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Molcan A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Rola B.

Rola B.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

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
Molcan A.Rola B.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
5.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Molcan A.Rola B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
17
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
81
Break points won·Dominant
61
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
6
Tiebreaks·Dominant
91
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Molcan A.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Rola B.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
5.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.1
Minutes 14d
8.1
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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.Rola B.
Freshness·
92
—

Molcan A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Schwaerzler J.[12]
Santamarta Roig A.
6-26-4
Brancaccio R.
Molcan A.[8]
6-36-4
Novak D.[3]
Damas M.[10]
6-46-2
Gakhov I.[7]
Lopez Montagud C.
6-44-66-4
Sanchez Jover C.
Sanchez Quilez A.
6-16-2
Negritu C.
Alvarez Varona N.
6-34-67-5
Q1
Gakhov I.[7]
Fita Juan S.
7-656-2
Santamarta Roig A.
Rincon D.[1]
6-17-5
Schwaerzler J.[12]
Maftei M.
6-15-76-1
Brancaccio R.
Neumayer L.[2]
6-36-2
Molcan A.[8]
Rola B.
7-56-736-3
Novak D.[3]
Feldbausch K.
4-66-27-5
Damas M.[10]
Marti Pujolras A.
7-52-66-3
Lopez Montagud C.
Martin Tiffon P.[4]
6-44-66-3
Sanchez Quilez A.
Tabur C.[5]
6-46-4
Sanchez Jover C.
Campana Lee G.[11]
6-17-5
Alvarez Varona N.
Elias G.[6]
6-26-1
Negritu C.
Merida Aguilar D.[9]
6-746-16-4