Ernests Gulbis and Alex Molcan will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Pau Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:30 pm on CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ernests Gulbis who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ernests Gulbis is the pick to win this match.
Ernests Gulbis -> 1.44
Alex Molcan -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Ernests Gulbis vs. Alex Molcan
There is no head to head record between Ernests Gulbis and Alex Molcan since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Ernests Gulbis
Ranked no. 220, Ernests got to the 3rd round after defeating Leo Borg 6-2 6-3 and Norbert Gombos 7-67 7-61.
In the 2nd round, Ernests had a good straight sets win against Gombos (7-67 7-61). During the match Gulbis and Gombos scored the same amount of points (72). However, the world no. 220 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Latvian was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Gulbis blasted 14 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ernests Gulbis was extremely effective on serve to win 87% (40/46) of his 1st serve and 61% (20/33) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Latvian hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Gulbis has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (309-230). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Gulbis has a 217-197 win-loss record in the last 10 years on indoor hard courts.
Ernests has a 11-4 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Pau Challenger
The Latvian didn’t play in the Pau Challenger in 2019.
Alex Molcan
Ranked no. 301, the Slovakian reached the 3rd round after beating Hiroki Moriya 6-2 6-73 6-4 and Botic Van De Zandschulp 7-65 4-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Alex defeated Van De Zandschulp (7-65 4-6 7-5). During the match Molcan scored 110 points vs Van De Zandschulp’s 105. Alex was extremely aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about serving, Molcan blasted 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Alex Molcan lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Molcan put 68% of his first serves in, winning 81% (58/72) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (13/34) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Van De Zandschulp 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Molcan has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Molcan has a negative win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 33% of his matches (15-30). 2-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Molcan has a 26-31 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Molcan has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2020, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Pau Challenger
Alex didn’t compete in the Pau Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gulbis | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 43 | 66 |
| Pts | 134-109 | 110-105 |
| Total Points | 243 | 215 |
| Winners | 66 | 58 |
| %Winners | 49% | 53% |
Both Gulbis and Molcan played 2 matches. At the moment, Alex Molcan conceded 2 sets while Ernests Gulbis hasn’t dropped a set so far. Gulbis has played 2 sets less than Molcan (4 vs 6). Therefore, Gulbis played 23 games less than Molcan. Gulbis scored 66 winners (49% on total points). On the other side, Alex blasted 58 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gulbis | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 11.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 75/119 | 72/106 |
| %1st in | 63% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 66/75 | 58/72 |
| %1st pts | 88% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 30/44 | 13/34 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 38% |
Gulbis blasted 23 aces (11.5 per match). Molcan blasted 4 aces (2 per match). Gulbis won 88% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Molcan won 81% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 38% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gulbis | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/11 |
| % Converted | 38% | 36% |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 100% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 |
Ernests broke his opponents 3 times with 38% conversion rate. The Latvian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points. Molcan broke his opponents 4 times with 36% conversion rate. The Slovakian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gulbis | ||||
| R1 Borg |
R2 Gombos |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-67 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 26 | 43 | |
| pts | 62-37 | 72-72 | 134-109 | |
| Total points | 99 | 144 | 243 | |
| Winners | 26 | 40 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 56% | 49% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 14 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 29/40 | 46/79 | 75/119 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 58% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 40/46 | 66/75 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 87% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/11 | 20/33 | 30/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 91% | 61% | 68% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 0/0 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | NAN% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | -100 | |
| Molcan | ||||
| R1 Moriya |
R2 Van De Zandschulp |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-73 6-4 | 7-65 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 35 | 66 | |
| pts | – | 110-105 | 110-105 | |
| Total points | 0 | 215 | 215 | |
| Winners | 58 | 58 | ||
| %Winners | NAN% | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1st in | / | 72/106 | 72/106 | |
| % 1st in | NAN% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | / | 58/72 | 58/72 | |
| % 1st pts | NAN% | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | / | 13/34 | 13/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | NAN% | 38% | 38% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | ||
| Converted | / | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | NAN% | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | ||
| Saved | 0/ | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 56% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 100 | ||
Head 2 Head
LWWWLLLLWW Tennis Scores in Pau Challenger
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (7-65 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Mathias BourgueBourgue (6-4 6-79 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Yannick MadenMaden (1-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Fabien ReboulReboul (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Elliot BenchetritBenchetrit (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (2-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Ernests GulbisGulbis – Norbert GombosGombos (7-67 7-61) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Matteo ViolaViola (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Borna GojoGojo (7-66 7-64) – See score progression
- Lukas LackoLacko – Sasi Kumar MukundKumar Mukund (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Antoine HoangHoang (6-4 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Sumit NagalNagal (6-1 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Sergiy StakhovskyStakhovsky (7-61 6-2) – See score progression
- Jerzy JanowiczJanowicz – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Harold MayotMayot – Robin HaaseHaase (7-65 7-63) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Mats MoraingMoraing (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Illya MarchenkoMarchenko (1-4) – See H2H details
- Lukas LackoLacko – Quentin HalysHalys (1-0) – See H2H details
- Jerzy JanowiczJanowicz – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (0-0) – See H2H details
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Constant LestienneLestienne (0-0) – See H2H details
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Pavel KotovKotov (1-2) – See H2H details
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – See H2H details
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Ernests GulbisGulbis (0-0) – See H2H details
- Harold MayotMayot – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – See H2H details
