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Alex Molcan and Dimitar Kuzmanov will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Bratislava 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTRAL COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
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 -> 1.21
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 4.2
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Prediction and head to head Alex Molcan vs. Dimitar Kuzmanov
This will be the 2nd time that Alex Molcan and Dimitar Kuzmanov face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kuzmanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Kuzmanov won 7-5 7-6(5) in the semifinal in the Barcelona Challenger back in 2021.
Alex Molcan
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 9-12 | 3-4 | 6-8 | 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. 80, Molcan got to the semifinal after defeating Roman Andres Burruchaga 4-6 6-2 6-3, Kimmer Coppejans 6-4 7-5 and Tomas Machac 7-65 3-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Molcan defeated Machac (7-65 3-6 6-1). During the match, Molcan scored 98 points vs Machac’s 97. Alex was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about the service games, Molcan managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alex Molcan lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Molcan put 60% of his first serves in, winning 65% (41/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (23/42) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Machac 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alex has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Molcan has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (243-152). 10-6 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Molcan has a compiled 148-82 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Slovakian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Banja Luka.
Alex has an overall 15-12 win-loss record in 2023, 10-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 1 Challenger
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 10-16 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 31-25 | 9-7 | 22-15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2022 | 32-26 | 10-7 | 16-13 | 4-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
2021 | 32-25 | 8-6 | 22-15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2020 | 20-13 | 4-1 | 13-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 223, the Bulgarian got to the semifinal after beating Gerald Melzer 6-2 6-3, Zsombor Piros 6-3 2-6 6-4 and Jerome Kym 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, Dimitar had a good straight sets win against Kym (7-5 6-4). During the match Kuzmanov scored 72 points vs Kym’s 61. The Bulgarian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Kuzmanov made 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Dimitar Kuzmanov was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 76% (34/45) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Bulgarian broke Kym twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov has an overall 20-12 win-loss record in 2023, 12-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Molcan | Kuzmanov |
---|---|---|
Match played | 3 | 3 |
Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
Tot Games | 78 | 66 |
Pts | 261-231 | 224-182 |
Total Points | 492 | 406 |
Winners | 118 | 97 |
%Winners | 45% | 43% |
Both Molcan and Kuzmanov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex Molcan lost 2 sets, while Dimitar Kuzmanov surrendered 1 set. Molcan has played 1 set more than Kuzmanov (8 vs 7). Therefore, Molcan played 12 games more than Kuzmanov. Molcan scored 118 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Kuzmanov fired 97 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Molcan | Kuzmanov |
---|---|---|
Aces | 7 | 16 |
Avg per match | 2.3 | 5.3 |
1st in | 168/255 | 136/193 |
%1st in | 66% | 70% |
1st pts | 118/168 | 97/136 |
%1st pts | 70% | 71% |
2nd pts | 46/87 | 37/57 |
%2nd pts | 53% | 65% |
Molcan fired 7 aces (2.3 per match). Kuzmanov fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Molcan won 70% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Kuzmanov won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Molcan | Kuzmanov |
---|---|---|
Won | 10 | 9 |
Converted | 10/17 | 9/23 |
% Converted | 59% | 39% |
Conceded | 20 | 12 |
Saved | 15 | 8 |
% Saved | 75% | 67% |
Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
Molcan broke his opponents 10 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Slovakian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Kuzmanov broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. Kuzmanov conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
Molcan | |||||
R1 Andres |
R2 Coppejans |
1/4 Machac |
Total | ||
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Score | 4-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | 7-65 3-6 6-1 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Tot Games | 27 | 22 | 29 | 78 | |
pts | 93-76 | 70-58 | 98-97 | 261-231 | |
Total points | 169 | 128 | 195 | 492 | |
Winners | 44 | 33 | 41 | 118 | |
%Winners | 47% | 47% | 42% | 45% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
1st in | 65/88 | 40/62 | 63/105 | 168/255 | |
% 1st in | 74% | 65% | 60% | 66% | |
1st pts | 44/65 | 33/40 | 41/63 | 118/168 | |
% 1st pts | 68% | 83% | 65% | 70% | |
2nd pts | 10/23 | 13/22 | 23/42 | 46/87 | |
% 2nd pts | 43% | 59% | 55% | 53% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
Converted | 5/6 | 2/4 | 3/7 | 10/17 | |
Converted % | 83% | 50% | 43% | 59% | |
Conceded | 9 | 2 | 9 | 20 | |
Saved | 6/9 | 2/2 | 7/9 | 15 | |
Saved % | 67% | 100% | 78% | 82% | |
Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Kuzmanov | |||||
R1 Melzer |
R2 Piros |
1/4 Kym |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Tot Games | 17 | 27 | 22 | 66 | |
pts | 63-42 | 89-79 | 72-61 | 224-182 | |
Total points | 105 | 168 | 133 | 406 | |
Winners | 27 | 36 | 34 | 97 | |
%Winners | 43% | 40% | 47% | 43% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |
Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
1st in | 33/51 | 58/79 | 45/63 | 136/193 | |
% 1st in | 65% | 73% | 71% | 70% | |
1st pts | 27/33 | 36/58 | 34/45 | 97/136 | |
% 1st pts | 82% | 62% | 76% | 71% | |
2nd pts | 12/18 | 13/21 | 12/18 | 37/57 | |
% 2nd pts | 67% | 62% | 67% | 65% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
Converted | 3/6 | 4/9 | 2/8 | 9/23 | |
Converted % | 50% | 44% | 25% | 39% | |
Conceded | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
Saved | 2/2 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 8 | |
Saved % | 100% | 60% | – | 53% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Bratislava 1 Challenger
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Jakub MensikMensik (4-6 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Federico CoriaCoria (4-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Jerome KymKym (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Tomas MachacMachac (7-65 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (0-1) – H2H and prediction