Alex Molcan and Joao Fonseca will square off in the 1st round of the Rio Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:30 pm on QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Molcan who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex Molcan is the pick to win this match.
Alex Molcan -> 1.036
Joao Fonseca -> 11.5
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Prediction and head to head Alex Molcan vs. Joao Fonseca
There is no head to head record between Alex Molcan and Joao Fonseca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-14 | 3-4 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 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 |
| 2020 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 51, Molcan will start his run in Rio de Janeiro after he played his last match in Buenos Aires where he lost 7-6(4) 6-3 to Thiem in the 1st round on the 14th of February.
Molcan has a compiled 1-5 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Slovakian has an overall 229-145 record. He has a positive 138-77 record on clay.
Previously in Rio de Janeiro
The Slovakian has never competed in this tournament before.
Joao Fonseca
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-19 | 8-3 | 14-11 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 830, Fonseca will start his run in Rio De Janeiro after he played his last match in Australian Open (juniors) where he lost 6-7(7) 7-6(5) 6-3 to Blockx in the quarter on the 26th of January.
This will be the first match of the season on clay.
In terms of his career, Joao has an overall 5-4 record. He has a positive 5-4 record on clay.
Previously in Rio de Janeiro
The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.
Head 2 Head
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- Hugo GastonGaston – Eduardo RibeiroRibeiro (6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-6(6) 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Eduardo RibeiroRibeiro (6-2 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thomaz BellucciBellucci – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Joao SousaSousa – Hugo DellienDellien (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro CachinCachin – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Laslo DjereDjere – Facundo BagnisBagnis (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Christian GarinGarin (1-4) – H2H and prediction
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (4-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alex MolcanMolcan – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GastonGaston – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Cameron NorrieNorrie (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Nicolas JarryJarry (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso (0-0) – H2H and prediction
