Mariano Navone vs Alex Molcan — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
Mariano Navone
ARG7
Mariano Navone
#38ATP
1822ELO
1800Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$3.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 March 2026
clay
Alex Molcan
SVK
Alex Molcan
#101ATP
1742ELO
1712Clay ELO
$295kYTD
$2.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Navone M.
3-6 6-2 6-3
Molcan A.
Navone M.
3662
Molcan A.
6231

Mariano Navone defeated Alex Molcan 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Mariano Navone came in ranked #38, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Navone M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Molcan A.

Molcan A.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Navone M.

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

Serve & return on clay

Navone M.Molcan A.
0
Serve
—
95
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Navone M.Molcan A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Navone M.Molcan A.
Clutch Rating·Even
75
79
Break points saved·Even
86
90
Break points won·Dominant
90
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
60
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Navone M.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Molcan A.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.6+88 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Clay Elo 1712
5.4Overall Elo 1822
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1742
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
7.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
7.5
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
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
Navone M.Molcan A.
Freshness·Even
93
89

Navone M.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Molcan A.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Navone M.[7]
Merida Aguilar D.
6-24-67-5
Semi-finals
Merida Aguilar D.
Marozsan F.[3]
6-746-36-1
Navone M.[7]
Van De Zandschulp B.[8]
5-77-637-5
Quarter-finals
Merida Aguilar D.
Droguet T.
4-67-673-1
Marozsan F.[3]
Altmaier D.[6]
6-27-65
Navone M.[7]
Molcan A.
3-66-26-3
Van De Zandschulp B.[8]
Dzumhur D.
6-36-3
R16
Molcan A.
Diallo G.[1]
6-26-2
Merida Aguilar D.
Mannarino A.[2]
4-66-26-2
Droguet T.
Baez S.[5]
6-46-4
Van De Zandschulp B.[8]
Shevchenko A.
7-56-1
Altmaier D.[6]
Prizmic D.
3-67-617-67
Dzumhur D.
Borges N.[4]
7-616-4
Marozsan F.[3]
Sakellaridis S.
7-637-5
Navone M.[7]
Moller E.
6-26-1
R32
Van De Zandschulp B.[8]
Maestrelli F.
6-36-2
Sakellaridis S.
Choinski J.
6-36-4
Moller E.
Boitan G.
6-37-5
Altmaier D.[6]
Martinez P.
6-16-4
Dzumhur D.
Jianu F.
6-34-67-64
Navone M.[7]
Oconnell C.
6-47-68
Molcan A.
Arnaldi M.
6-36-1
Merida Aguilar D.
Virtanen O.
7-645-77-5
Baez S.[5]
Gaubas V.
6-36-1
Droguet T.
Bautista Agut R.
6-11-66-1
Prizmic D.
Basilashvili N.
6-46-2
Shevchenko A.
Turcanu R.
6-26-4