Alex Molcan and Enzo Couacaud will play each other in the 2nd round of the Prague Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Enzo Couacaud who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Enzo Couacaud is the pick to win this match.
Enzo Couacaud -> 1.73
Alex Molcan -> 2.03
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Prediction and head to head Alex Molcan vs. Enzo Couacaud
This will be the 2nd time that Alex Molcan and Enzo Couacaud fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Molcan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Molcan won 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in the Gran Canaria 2 Challenger back in 2021.
Alex Molcan
| 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 |
Ranked no. 210, Alex reached the 2nd round after defeating Mathys Erhard 7-63 6-4.
In the 1st round, Molcan had a good straight sets win against Erhard (7-63 6-4). During the match, Molcan scored 86 points vs Erhard’s 77. Alex was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Molcan recorded 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Alex Molcan lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Molcan put 54% of his first serves in, winning 67% (28/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (16/36) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Erhard 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Molcan has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (253-169). 4-4 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Molcan has an aggregate 155-93 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Molcan has an overall 7-8 win-loss record in 2024, 4-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Prague Challenger
Molcan has never competed in this tournament before.
Enzo Couacaud
17 - 8win/loss
196
151
LWLWLWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-10 | 6-4 | 13-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-22 | 12-9 | 9-9 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-28 | 27-13 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-24 | 5-4 | 16-17 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 213, the French player reached the 2nd round after beating Jakub Paul 6-2 6-4.
In the 1st round, Enzo had a good straight sets win against Paul (6-2 6-4). During the match Couacaud scored 59 points vs Paul’s 43. Enzo was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Couacaud blasted 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Enzo Couacaud was quite effective on serve to win 79% (23/29) of his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Couacaud broke Paul 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Florianopolis Challenger where he overcame Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva in the final 3-6 6-4 7-6(1).
The French player has a compiled 17-7 win-loss record in 2024, 11-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Molcan | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 18 |
| Pts | 86-77 | 59-43 |
| Total Points | 163 | 102 |
| Winners | 28 | 23 |
| %Winners | 33% | 39% |
Both Molcan and Couacaud played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Molcan and Couacaud have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Molcan played 5 games more than Couacaud. The Slovakian scored 28 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The French player made 23 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Molcan | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 42/78 | 29/53 |
| %1st in | 54% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 28/42 | 23/29 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 16/36 | 14/24 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 58% |
Molcan managed to score 3 aces . Couacaud fired 3 aces . Molcan won 67% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Couacaud won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Molcan | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 4 |
| Converted | 5/15 | 4/6 |
| % Converted | 33% | 67% |
| Conceded | 8 | 3 |
| Saved | 4 | 2 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Molcan broke his opponent 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. Alex dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Enzo conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Molcan | |||
| R1 Erhard |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 86-77 | 86-77 | |
| Total points | 163 | 163 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 42/78 | 42/78 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/42 | 28/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/36 | 16/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Couacaud | |||
| R1 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 59-43 | 59-43 | |
| Total points | 102 | 102 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 29/53 | 29/53 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 23/29 | 23/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 14/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWLWWW Tennis Scores in Prague Challenger
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Mathys ErhardErhard (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Jakub PaulPaul (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano – Hugo GrenierGrenier (6-2 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Clement ChidekhChidekh – Martin DammDamm (6-4 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Leandro RiediRiedi – Henri SquireSquire (6-73 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Henrique RochaRocha – Martin KrumichKrumich (6-3 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Felix GillGill – Mathias BourgueBourgue (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (4-6 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas (6-4 6-75 7-63) – See score progression
- Jaime FariaFaria – Jan KumstatKumstat (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Gijs BrouwerBrouwer (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Jiri VeselyVesely (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Benjamin BonziBonzi (0-0) – H2H and prediction
