Alex Molcan vs Jay Clarke — Bucharest Qualifying Round 2

Bucharest · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2

SVK

Alex Molcan

#101ATP

1742ELO

1712Clay ELO

$295kYTD

$2.7MCAREER

28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWWLWWWW

2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 30 March 2026

clay

GBR

Jay Clarke

#239ATP

1458ELO

1414Clay ELO

27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWWWLLLWL

Molcan A.

6-3 5-7 7-6

Clarke J.

Molcan A.

657⁷2

Clarke J.

376⁴1

Alex Molcan defeated Jay Clarke 6-3 5-7 7-6 in the Bucharest qualifying round 2 on clay. 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 three sets, 6–3 5–7 7–6.

Head to head

1–0

Date	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2026-03-30	Bucharest	Q2	clay	Alex Molcan	6-3 5-7 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season

Molcan A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Clarke J.

Clarke J.serving64% 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.Clarke J.

1st serve in·Slight edge

64%

57%

1st serve points won·Even

69%

70%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

52%

47%

Service points won·Even

63%

60%

Return points won·Even

41%

40%

Break points saved·Even

64%

63%

Aces / match·Slight edge

3.3

4.0

Double faults / match·Clear edge

1.6

2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Molcan A.Clarke J.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Dominant

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·Dominant

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Molcan A.

6.0

Even matchUmpiry Score

Recent retirement (−1.5)

Clarke J.

4.6

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Form & Matchup

9.0+298 Clay Elo edge

Surface ELO

1.0Clay Elo 1414

8.8Overall Elo 1742

ELO gap

1.2Overall Elo 1458

5.0

H2H

5.0

7.4

Surface form

3.3

0.0

Win streak

0.0

Fatigue & Travel

7.5

Minutes 14d

7.0

4.0

3-set count

0.0

Prev. match

7.0

Surface transition

6.0

Context

5.0

Defending pts

5.0

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