Andrey Rublev conquers Molcan in the semifinal to set up a clash vs Lajovic at the Srpska Open. HIGHLIGHTS – BANJA LUKA RESULTS

SRPSKA OPEN - BANJA LUKA DRAW AND RESULTS. Rublev tops Molcan to compete against Dusan Lajovic in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Alex Molcan

Andrey Rublev tops Alex Molcan 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Banja Luka on Saturday. Rublev will clash against Dusan Lajovic in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes.

Rublev
Banja Luka
Rublev's Record

Andrey added to his prize money € 20,585 after conquering this match. He has already won € 49,940 after this win. If he wins the next match, Andrey will add € 35,665 to his earnings to get in total € 85,605 in total.

Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Alex Molcan Srpska Open – Banja Luka

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Rublev
Molcan
Andrey Rublev
6-2 6-4
1h:29
Alex Molcan
74
74
Total points
54
54
23
23
Winners
22
22
31%
31%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
3
3
2
2
Double Faults
6
6
53%
53%
1st in
58%
58%
77%
77%
1st won
54%
54%
23/30
23/30
1st won
22/41
22/41
52%
52%
2nd won
40%
40%
14/27
14/27
2nd won
12/30
12/30
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
2/11
2/11
45%
45%
Won
18%
18%
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 74 points vs. Molcan’s 54.

Rublev

Andrey served extremely well to win 77% of the points (23/30) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (14/27) on his second serve. The Russian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

Molcan

On the other side, the Slovakian wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 18% – 2/11). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Rublev and Molcan is 1-0 for Andrey.

Draw and next match H2H: Andrey Rublev vs. Dusan Lajovic – stats

Rublev will play Lajovic in the final.

This will be the 3rd time that Andrey Rublev and Dusan Lajovic fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Lajovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

Andrey Rublev Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Rublev 6-2
RublevMolcan
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
RublevMolcan
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
RublevMolcan
5
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
RublevMolcan
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
RublevMolcan
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
RublevMolcan
3
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
RublevMolcan
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
RublevMolcan
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
RublevMolcan
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40

Andrey in this set didn’t concede much to the Slovakian and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking Molcan in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

A defining moment of this set was when Rublev won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.

Rublev was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-1 40-A) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, Alex was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 58 points. Andrey won 8 more points than the Slovakian (33-25). Andrey conceded 9 points on serve (20-9). on the other side of the court, Molcan conceded 13 points on serve (16-13).

2nd Set -
Rublev 6-4
RublevMolcan
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
RublevMolcan
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
RublevMolcan
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
RublevMolcan
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
RublevMolcan
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
RublevMolcan
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
RublevMolcan
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
RublevMolcan
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
RublevMolcan
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0

Rublev won the set after he broke Alex 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Molcan tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (4-4) game. However, Rublev kept the focus to win the set 6-4.

The Russian won 0 consecutive points in this set from 15-0 1-1 to .

Andrey converted 33% of his break points (3/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Molcan converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 70 points. Andrey won 12 more points than Molcan (41-29). The Russian dropped 11 points on serve (17-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Molcan conceded 24 points on serve (18-24).

1st
Rublev
Molcan
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Rublev
Molcan
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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