Zsombor Piros and Alex Molcan will square off in the quarter of the Como Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zsombor Piros who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Zsombor Piros is the pick to win this match.
Zsombor Piros -> 1.75
Alex Molcan -> 2

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Prediction and head to head Zsombor Piros vs. Alex Molcan

There is no head to head record between Zsombor Piros and Alex Molcan since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Zsombor Piros

Ranked no. 212, Zsombor reached the quarter after defeating Gonzalo Bueno 6-1 7-6(2) and Raul Brancaccio 6-4 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Zsombor had a good straight sets win against Brancaccio (6-4 6-3). During the match, Piros scored 71 points vs Brancaccio’s 57. Zsombor was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.

Regarding the service games, Piros recorded 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Zsombor Piros was pretty efficient on serve to win 73% (29/40) of his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Piros broke Brancaccio twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Piros hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.

Piros has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (253-156). 13-14 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Piros has a composed165-87 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.

His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Cherbourg Challenger where he overcame Matteo Martineau in the final 6-3 6-4.

The Hungarian has a composed 21-22 win-loss record in 2024, 13-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Como Challenger

Alex Molcan

Ranked no. 344, Molcan reached the quarter after defeating Gustavo Heide 6-2 6-2 and Remy Bertola 7-5 3-6 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, Molcan defeated Bertola (7-5 3-6 6-2). During the match Molcan scored 89 points vs Bertola’s 88. Molcan was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Talking about serving, Molcan scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Alex Molcan lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Molcan put 65% of his first serves in, winning 66% (37/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (11/30) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Bertola 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Slovakian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

The Slovakian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Prague Challenger.

Alex has a composed 11-12 win-loss record in 2024, 8-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Como Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2019. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Piros	Molcan
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	4	5
Tot Games	39	45
Pts	149-113	145-124
Total Points	262	269
Winners	60	58
%Winners	40%	40%

Both Piros and Molcan played 2 matches. At the moment, Alex Molcan conceded 1 set while Zsombor Piros hasn’t lost a set so far. Piros has played 1 set(s) less than Molcan (4 vs 5). Therefore, Piros played 6 games less than Molcan. The Hungarian scored 60 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Molcan managed to score 58 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Piros	Molcan
Aces	5	2
Avg per match	2.5	1
1st in	81/140	80/127
%1st in	58%	63%
1st pts	60/81	58/80
%1st pts	74%	73%
2nd pts	37/59	22/47
%2nd pts	63%	47%

Piros fired 5 aces (2.5 per match). Molcan scored 2 aces (1 per match). Piros won 74% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Molcan won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Piros	Molcan
Won	6	10
Converted	6/15	10/22
% Converted	40%	45%
Conceded	10	10
Saved	9	5
% Saved	90%	50%
Times Broken	1	5

Piros broke his opponents 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. Piros dropped his serve once and he saved 90% of the break points that he conceded. The Slovakian broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Slovakian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Piros
	R1 Bueno	R2 Brancaccio	Total
Score	6-1 7-62	6-4 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	20	19	39
pts	78-56	71-57	149-113
Total points	134	128	262
Winners	31	29	60
%Winners	40%	41%	40%
SERVE
Aces	1	4	5
Double Faults	1	1	2
1st in	41/68	40/72	81/140
% 1st in	60%	56%	58%
1st pts	31/41	29/40	60/81
% 1st pts	76%	73%	74%
2nd pts	17/27	20/32	37/59
% 2nd pts	63%	63%	63%
Breaks
Won	4	2	6
Converted	4/11	2/4	6/15
Converted %	36%	50%	40%
Conceded	5	5	10
Saved	4/5	5/5	9
Saved %	80%	100%	90%
Times Broken	1	0	1

Molcan
	R1 Heide	R2 Bertola	Total
Score	6-2 6-2	7-5 3-6 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	16	29	45
pts	56-36	89-88	145-124
Total points	92	177	269
Winners	21	37	58
%Winners	38%	42%	40%
SERVE
Aces	1	1	2
Double Faults	0	11	11
1st in	24/41	56/86	80/127
% 1st in	59%	65%	63%
1st pts	21/24	37/56	58/80
% 1st pts	88%	66%	73%
2nd pts	11/17	11/30	22/47
% 2nd pts	65%	37%	47%
Breaks
Won	4	6	10
Converted	4/9	6/13	10/22
Converted %	44%	46%	45%
Conceded	0	10	10
Saved	0/0	5/10	5
Saved %	–	50%	25%
Times Broken	0	5	5

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