Alex Molcan and Borna Coric will clash against each other in the quarter of the Hamburg European Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Coric who should win in 3 sets.
Borna Coric -> 1.9
Alex Molcan -> 1.98
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Prediction and head to head Alex Molcan vs. Borna Coric
There is no head to head record between Alex Molcan and Borna Coric since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Alex Molcan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47-15 | 7-3 | 38-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 13-17 | 3-5 | 10-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-27 | 10-8 | 13-13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-24 | 7-8 | 18-9 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 65-24 | 8-3 | 42-14 | 13-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 48, Molcan reached the quarter after beating Marko Topo 7-5 6-3 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 1-6 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Alex defeated Carreno-Busta (6-3 1-6 7-65).During the match, Molcan scored less points (11) than Carreno-Busta. In fact, the world no. 48 won 92 points vs Carreno-Busta’s. That means that Molcan was more focused during the important points. The Slovakian was pretty aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Molcan blasted 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Alex Molcan lost the serve 3 times and he saved 13 break points. Furthermore, Molcan put 60% of his first serves in, winning 65% (42/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (24/44) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Carreno-Busta twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Molcan has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Molcan has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (222-132). 14-7 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Molcan has an overall134-74 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Slovakian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Marrakech and Lyon.
Alex has a compiled 23-16 win-loss record in 2022, 14-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hamburg
Borna Coric
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-13 | 1-6 | 15-5 | 10-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 23-27 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-19 | 10-10 | 9-5 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 10-5 | 10-9 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 6-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 183, Borna reached the quarter after defeating Laslo Djere 1-6 7-64 6-3 and Tallon Griekspoor 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Borna had a good straight sets win against Griekspoor (6-3 6-4). During the match Coric scored 63 points vs Griekspoor’s 51. Coric was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
About the serving games, Coric managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Borna Coric was extremely effective on serve to win 81% (29/36) of his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Coric broke Griekspoor twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in the Parma Challenger where he overcame Elias Ymer in the final 7-6(4) 6-0.
Coric has a compiled 11-10 win-loss record in 2022, 10-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hamburg
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2015. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Molcan | Coric |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 48 |
| Pts | 160-157 | 146-139 |
| Total Points | 317 | 285 |
| Winners | 74 | 60 |
| %Winners | 46% | 41% |
Both Molcan and Coric played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex Molcan conceded 1 set, while Borna Coric conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Molcan and Coric have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Molcan played 2 games more than Coric. Molcan scored 74 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Borna made 60 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Molcan | Coric |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 8 |
| 1st in | 103/162 | 82/150 |
| %1st in | 64% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 74/103 | 60/82 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 34/59 | 39/68 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 57% |
Molcan managed to score 3 aces (1.5 per match). Coric made 16 aces (8 per match). Molcan won 72% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Coric won 73% 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 | Molcan | Coric |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 4 |
| Converted | 5/16 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 31% | 44% |
| Conceded | 18 | 11 |
| Saved | 15 | 7 |
| % Saved | 83% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Slovakian broke his opponents 5 times with a 31% conversion rate. Alex surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Coric broke his opponents 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Molcan | ||||
| R1 Topo | R2 Carreno-Busta | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-3 1-6 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 29 | 50 | |
| pts | 68-54 | 92-103 | 160-157 | |
| Total points | 122 | 195 | 317 | |
| Winners | 32 | 42 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 38/53 | 65/109 | 103/162 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 32/38 | 42/65 | 74/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 65% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 24/44 | 34/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 55% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 2/8 | 5/16 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 25% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 16 | 18 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 13/16 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 81% | 91% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Coric | ||||
| R1 Djere | R2 Griekspoor | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 7-64 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 19 | 48 | |
| pts | 83-88 | 63-51 | 146-139 | |
| Total points | 171 | 114 | 285 | |
| Winners | 31 | 29 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 46% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 46/89 | 36/61 | 82/150 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 59% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 31/46 | 29/36 | 60/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 81% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/43 | 15/25 | 39/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 60% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/3 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 3/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Tennis Scores in Hamburg
- Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara – Kevin Krawietz/Andreas MiesKrawietz/Andreas Mies (6-1 7-60) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Karen Khachanov/Andrey RublevKhachanov/Andrey Rublev (w/o) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tim Puetz/Michael VenusPuetz/Michael Venus – Daniel Altmaier/Jan-Lennard StruffAltmaier/Jan-Lennard Struff (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Borna CoricCoric (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-0) – H2H and prediction