Steven Diez and Alex Molcan will play each other in the semifinal of the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Molcan who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex Molcan is the pick to win this match.
Alex Molcan -> 1.69
Steven Diez -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Steven Diez vs. Alex Molcan
There is no head to head record between Steven Diez and Alex Molcan since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Steven Diez
Ranked no. 190, the Canadian reached the semifinal after defeating Emilio Nava 7-64 6-74 6-2, Alessandro Giannessi 7-66 7-68 and Riccardo Bonadio 6-3 6-0.
In the quarter, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Bonadio (6-3 6-0). During the match Diez scored 53 points vs Bonadio’s 26. The Canadian was very aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Talking about the service games, Diez couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Steven Diez was quite effective on serve to win 86% (18/21) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Steven broke Bonadio 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has lost 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Diez has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (369-248). 3-0 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Diez has a 216-135 match record in the last years on clay.
Diez has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger
Steven has never competed in this tournament before.
Alex Molcan
Ranked no. 308, Molcan got to the semifinal after beating Pol Martin Tiffon 6-1 6-4, Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 7-65 6-3, Mark Owen Endler 6-0 6-1, Lorenzo Musetti 7-65 7-64 and Filip Horansky 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Alex had a good straight sets win against Musetti (7-65 7-64). During the match Molcan scored 100 points vs Musetti’s 96. Molcan was pretty aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about serving, Molcan recorded 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alex Molcan lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Molcan put 70% of his first serves in, winning 59% (50/85) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (20/36) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Musetti 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Molcan has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diez | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 75 | 78 |
| Pts | 266-221 | 293-229 |
| Total Points | 487 | 522 |
| Winners | 105 | 116 |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% |
Diez played 3 matches while Molcan competed in 4 matches. Molcan started his run from the qualifications while Diez had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Steven Diez surrendered 1 set while Alex Molcan hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Diez has played 1 set(s) less than Molcan (7 vs 8). Therefore, Diez played 3 games less than Molcan. Steven scored 105 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Slovakian struck 116 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diez | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 145/235 | 172/272 |
| %1st in | 62% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 105/145 | 116/172 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 45/90 | 57/100 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 57% |
Diez struck 7 aces (2.3 per match). Molcan blasted 13 aces (3.3 per match). Diez won 72% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Molcan won 67% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Diez | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 17 |
| Converted | 16/28 | 17/28 |
| % Converted | 57% | 61% |
| Conceded | 22 | 18 |
| Saved | 13 | 12 |
| % Saved | 59% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 6 |
Diez broke his opponents 16 times with a 57% conversion rate. Steven dropped his serve 9 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded. Molcan broke his opponents 17 times with a 61% conversion rate. Molcan conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Diez | |||||
| R1 Nava |
R2 Giannessi |
1/4 Bonadio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-74 6-2 | 7-66 7-68 | 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 26 | 15 | 75 | |
| pts | 125-111 | 88-84 | 53-26 | 266-221 | |
| Total points | 236 | 172 | 79 | 487 | |
| Winners | 48 | 39 | 18 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 34% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 70/117 | 54/82 | 21/36 | 145/235 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 66% | 58% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 48/70 | 39/54 | 18/21 | 105/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 72% | 86% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/47 | 15/28 | 10/15 | 45/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 54% | 67% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 8/11 | 3/9 | 5/8 | 16/28 | |
| Converted % | 73% | 33% | 63% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Saved | 9/15 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 57% | – | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Molcan | ||||||
| Q1 Martin |
Q3 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
R1 Owen |
R2 Musetti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 7-65 6-3 | 6-0 6-1 | 7-65 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 78 | |
| pts | 62-43 | 79-71 | 52-19 | 100-96 | 293-229 | |
| Total points | 105 | 150 | 71 | 196 | 522 | |
| Winners | 18 | 31 | 17 | 50 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 39% | 33% | 50% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 24/43 | 42/72 | 21/36 | 85/121 | 172/272 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 58% | 58% | 70% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 18/24 | 31/42 | 17/21 | 50/85 | 116/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 74% | 81% | 59% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 13/30 | 12/15 | 20/36 | 57/100 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 43% | 80% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 4/10 | 5/8 | 3/5 | 17/28 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 40% | 63% | 60% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 18 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 8/11 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | – | 73% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLLWWWL Tennis Scores in Gran Canaria 1 Challenger
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Steven DiezDiez – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (6-1 0-6 7-66) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Filip HoranskyHoransky (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Filip HoranskyHoransky (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Steven DiezDiez – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Steven DiezDiez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
