Alex Molcan vs Johan Nikles — Liberec CH Qualifying Round 1

Liberec CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Alex Molcan
SVK3
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1712Clay ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2025
clay
Johan Nikles
SUI
Johan Nikles
#411ATP
1319ELO
1306Clay ELO
29 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Molcan A.
1-6 6-1 6-1
Nikles J.
Molcan A.
1662
Nikles J.
6111

Alex Molcan defeated Johan Nikles 1-6 6-1 6-1 in the Liberec CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Alex Molcan came in ranked #101.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Molcan A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Nikles J.

Nikles J.serving48% hold

wins 49% 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.Nikles J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Molcan A.Nikles J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
7
Break points saved·Dominant
90
22
Break points won·Dominant
61
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
29
Tiebreaks·
91
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Molcan A.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Nikles J.
2.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 154 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
10.0+406 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Clay Elo 1306
10.0Overall Elo 1742
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1319
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
5.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.9
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
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
Molcan A.Nikles J.
Freshness·
92
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Molcan A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q2
Vasa E.[7]
Milev Y.
6-26-1
Karol M.[2]
Reymond A.[8]
7-636-0
Gima S.[12]
Prihodko O.[1]
7-626-4
Molcan A.[3]
Ymer M.[11]
1-66-16-3
Nicod J.[4]
Pieczonka F.
3-66-46-2
Krumich M.[6]
Castagnola L.[10]
6-26-1
Q1
Nicod J.[4]
Klimas J.
6-30-66-4
Pieczonka F.
Paroulek T.[9]
6-47-65
Milev Y.
Vrbensky M.[5]
4-67-57-64
Krumich M.[6]
Ramskogler G.
6-47-5
Gima S.[12]
Faurel T.
6-40-66-3
Prihodko O.[1]
Cerny M.
7-636-757-62
Molcan A.[3]
Nikles J.
1-66-16-1
Karol M.[2]
Sinha N.
6-16-2
Reymond A.[8]
Jermar J.
6-41-66-2
Ymer M.[11]
Vales A.
4-66-36-3
Vasa E.[7]
Petak D.
6-16-2
Castagnola L.[10]
Dev S.
6-36-1