Alex Molcan vs Nicolas Mejia — Istanbul CH Final

Istanbul CH · CHALLENGER · Final
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, 1 September 2025
hard
Nicolas Mejia
COL
Nicolas Mejia
#165ATP
1477ELO
1424Hard ELO
$142kYTD
$524kCAREER
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWWWL
Molcan A.
7-6 6-2
Mejia N.
Molcan A.
71162
Mejia N.
6920

Alex Molcan defeated Nicolas Mejia 7-6 6-2 in the Istanbul CH final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alex Molcan came in ranked #101, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Alex Molcan extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex Molcan closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-12Davis Cup WG1 R1: SVK vs COLRRhardAlex Molcan6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Molcan A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mejia N.

Mejia N.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
Molcan A.Mejia N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Molcan A.Mejia N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
24
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
74
Break points won·Dominant
61
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
91
38

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Molcan A.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Mejia N.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.2+229 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.8Hard Elo 1424
7.5Overall Elo 1742
ELO gap
2.5Overall Elo 1477
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.3
Surface form
4.2
10.08-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.6
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
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
Molcan A.Mejia N.
Freshness·Dominant
89
56

Molcan A.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Mejia N.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Molcan A.
Mejia N.
7-696-2
Semi-finals
Mejia N.
Potenza L.
6-36-1
Molcan A.
Sakellaridis S.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Mejia N.
Karol M.
6-27-61
Potenza L.
Hemery C.[6]
6-47-65
Sakellaridis S.
Grenier H.[7]
7-56-736-2
Molcan A.
Shelbayh A.
4-66-17-65
R16
Karol M.
Klein L.[1]
6-766-27-5
Mejia N.
Gengel M.
7-683-66-2
Hemery C.[6]
Turker M.
6-23-66-3
Shelbayh A.
Durasovic V.
6-46-0
Potenza L.
Gombos N.
7-56-3
Molcan A.
Landaluce M.[3]
6-36-4
Grenier H.[7]
Gray A.
6-716-16-2
Sakellaridis S.
Virtanen O.[2]
6-23-1
R32
Gray A.
Huesler M.
6-32-66-4
Karol M.
Krajci M.
6-36-2
Gombos N.
Pacheco Mendez R.[9]
6-22-67-65
Potenza L.
Kirci K.
7-57-5
Turker M.
Arinc K.
7-636-2
Hemery C.[6]
Makk P.
6-46-4
Landaluce M.[3]
Ursu V.
6-36-0
Virtanen O.[2]
Kotov P.
6-46-2
Sakellaridis S.
Langmo C.
4-66-36-4
Shelbayh A.
Echargui M.[5]
6-46-4
Gengel M.
Hassan B.[8]
6-43-66-2
Grenier H.[7]
Hernandez Serrano J.
7-656-3
Klein L.[1]
Purtseladze S.
6-46-3
Durasovic V.
Rosenkranz M.
7-656-3
Mejia N.
Ivashka I.
6-22-1
Molcan A.
Nedelko I.
6-41-0