Alex Molcan vs Martin LandaluceIstanbul CH Round of 16

Istanbul CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#101ATP
1742ELO
1653Hard ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 September 2025
hard
1727ELO
1685Hard ELO
$742kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
20 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWL
Molcan A.
6-3 6-4
Landaluce M.
Molcan A.
662
Landaluce M.
340

Alex Molcan defeated Martin Landaluce 6-3 6-4 in the Istanbul CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martin Landaluce came in defending last year's semi-final, but Alex Molcan had arrived on a 8-match winning run.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex Molcan closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Molcan A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Landaluce M.

Landaluce M.serving70% hold

wins 58% 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
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
59
Break points saved·Even
90
92
Break points won·Dominant
61
17
Deciding sets·Even
91
89
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
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.8Hard Elo 1653
Surface ELO
5.2+32 Hard Elo edge
5.5Overall Elo 1742
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1727
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.3
Surface form
3.8
10.08-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
4.6
Minutes 14d
9.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
8.5

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
Freshness·Slight edge
89
97

Molcan A.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Landaluce M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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