David Goffin defeats Alex Molcan 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the final in Marrakech on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 58 minutes. This is the first time that David conquered this tournament. His best achievement in this competition so far was reaching the 1st round. Here you can see when his history at this event.
David added € 33,880 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 81,310 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights David Goffin vs. Alex Molcan Grand Prix Hassan II – Marrakech
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:58
At the end of the match, the Belgian scored 83 points vs. the Slovakian’s 76.
Goffin
The Belgian served very well to win 75% of the points (33/44) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (18/36) on his second serve. The Belgian didn’t lose the focus when converting 63% of the break points that he procured (5/8).
Molcan
On the other side, the Slovakian had some problems converting his break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Goffin and Molcan is 1-1.
This was the 6th career title for David. He won the previous title in Montpellier. (see list of titles and finals). This was Alex’s 1st final. (see list of titles and finals)
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Goffin had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Alex Molcan in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Alex to win the set since Goffin succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Slovakian maintained his focus to break David in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).
The Slovakian was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (2-1 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, David was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd game (0-2 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 44 points. Alex was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than David (26-18). Alex conceded 7 points on serve (17-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Goffin conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).
Goffin got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Alex Molcan in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Goffin refused to bow to find the way to come back to break the Slovakian in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
A defining moment of this set was when the Belgian won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the score from 0-2 to 5-2.
Goffin converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A) and the 5th game (3-2 0-40 and 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Molcan converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They contested 55 points. David was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Alex (32-23). David surrendered 11 points on serve (22-11). On the losing side, Alex conceded 10 points on serve (12-10).
Goffin had a favorable start in this set after breaking Alex Molcan in the 1st game (1-0). Goffin managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Molcan in the 9th (6-3) game before winning the set.
Goffin converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Alex wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They contested 60 points. The Belgian won 6 more points than Molcan (33-27). The Belgian surrendered 9 points on serve (18-9). In addition, on the other side, the Slovakian conceded 15 points on serve (18-15).
