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

Alex Molcan

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Rank
269
High
38
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
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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

Bratislava 1 Challenger
Molcan's Record

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Dimitar Kuzmanov

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Rank
325
High
158
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
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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)

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Bratislava 1 Challenger
Kuzmanov's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

A.Molcan
D.Kuzmanov
6h:03
6h:03
Time on court​
4h:53
4h:53
!
2h:32
2h:32
Last match​
1h:37
1h:37
3
3
Match played
3
3
78
78
Games Played​
66
66
8
8
Set played​​
7
7
261
261
Total points​
224
224
87
87
Avg point​
74.7
74.7
118
118
Winners
97
97
39.3
39.3
Avg Winners​
32.3
32.3
45%
45%
Ratio winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
16
16
2.3
2.3
Avg Aces
5.3
5.3
8
8
Double Faults
6
6
2.7
2.7
Avg Double Faults
2
2
118/168
118/168
1st won total​
97/136
97/136
70%
70%
1st won %
!
71%
71%
46/87
46/87
2nd won total​
37/57
37/57
53%
53%
2nd won %
!
65%
65%
-- Break Points --
10/17
10/17
BP won
9/23
9/23
3.3/5.7
3.3/5.7
Avg BP won
3/7.7
3/7.7
!
59%
59%
Won
39%
39%
20
20
Conceded
12
12
6.7
6.7
Avg Conceded
4
4
5
5
Broken
4
4
1.7
1.7
Avg Broken
1.3
1.3
15
15
Saved
8
8
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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
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

Tennis Scores in Bratislava 1 Challenger

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