Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Alex Molcan will square off in the semifinal of the Braunschweig Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on BRAWO CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.68
Alex Molcan -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Alex Molcan
There is no head to head record between Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Alex Molcan since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
32 - 19win/loss
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LWWWWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37-21 | 0-2 | 37-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-28 | 0-3 | 46-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-32 | 4-2 | 37-28 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 3-6 | 24-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-26 | 0-0 | 53-22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 112, Juan got to the semifinal after defeating Federico Arnaboldi 6-3 6-3, Nerman Fatic 6-3 6-4 and Raphael Collignon 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Collignon, The Argentine recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 97 points vs Collignon’s 82. Juan was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Manuel Cerundolo managed to score 4 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Juan Manuel Cerundolo was pretty effective on serve to win 72% (36/50) of his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Juan broke Collignon 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Manuel Cerundolo has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (277-168). 32-15 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Manuel Cerundolo has an overall268-144 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Cordoba Challenger.
Juan has a compiled 32-19 win-loss record in 2025, 32-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Braunschweig Challenger
Manuel Cerundolo has never competed in this tournament before.
Alex Molcan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28-9 | 0-1 | 28-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 13-17 | 3-5 | 10-11 | 0-1 | 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 |
Ranked no. 480, Alex reached the semifinal after beating Robert Strombachs 7-5 6-3, Daniel Masur 6-2 6-3, Saba Purtseladze 6-4 6-3, Francesco Passaro 6-3 6-3 and Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 1-0 ret..
In the quarter against Carballes Baena, the Slovakian had a free pass after Carballes Baena retired on a 6-3 1-0 . scoreline.
Alex’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya and M25 Reggio Emilia.
Molcan has a composed 26-7 win-loss record in 2025, 26-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 85 |
| Pts | 226-185 | 307-228 |
| Total Points | 411 | 535 |
| Winners | 99 | 127 |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% |
Manuel Cerundolo played 3 matches while Molcan competed in 5 matches. Molcan started his run from the qualifications while Manuel Cerundolo had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost 1 set while Alex Molcan hasn’t dropped a set so far. Manuel Cerundolo has played 4 set(s) less than Molcan (7 vs 11). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 19 games less than Molcan. The Argentine scored 99 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Alex bagged 127 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| 1st in | 137/207 | 164/246 |
| %1st in | 66% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 99/137 | 127/164 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 38/70 | 42/82 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 51% |
Manuel Cerundolo fired 11 aces (3.7 per match). Molcan scored 11 aces (2.2 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 72% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Molcan won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Manuel Cerundolo | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 18 |
| Converted | 11/19 | 18/37 |
| % Converted | 58% | 49% |
| Conceded | 12 | 17 |
| Saved | 7 | 12 |
| % Saved | 58% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
Juan broke his opponents 11 times with a 58% conversion rate. Juan dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. Alex broke his opponents 18 times with a 49% conversion rate. Alex conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | |||||
| R1 Arnaboldi |
R2 Fatic |
1/4 Collignon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 29 | 66 | |
| pts | 65-50 | 64-53 | 97-82 | 226-185 | |
| Total points | 115 | 117 | 179 | 411 | |
| Winners | 32 | 31 | 36 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 48% | 37% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 44/62 | 43/65 | 50/80 | 137/207 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 66% | 63% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 32/44 | 31/43 | 36/50 | 99/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 72% | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 12/22 | 16/30 | 38/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 55% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/3 | 5/12 | 11/19 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 100% | 42% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 2/3 | 0/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 0% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Molcan | |||||||
| Q1 Strombachs |
Q3 Masur |
R1 Purtseladze |
R2 Passaro |
1/4 Carballes Baena |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 1-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 85 | |
| pts | 69-56 | 59-35 | 69-59 | 66-46 | 44-32 | 307-228 | |
| Total points | 125 | 94 | 128 | 112 | 76 | 535 | |
| Winners | 27 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 41% | 43% | 45% | 36% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 35/54 | 33/42 | 39/66 | 38/57 | 19/27 | 164/246 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 79% | 59% | 67% | 70% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 24/33 | 30/39 | 30/38 | 16/19 | 127/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 73% | 77% | 79% | 84% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/19 | 6/9 | 11/27 | 9/19 | 2/8 | 42/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 74% | 67% | 41% | 47% | 25% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/9 | 3/6 | 4/6 | 3/10 | 18/37 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 56% | 50% | 67% | 30% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 0/2 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 75% | 80% | 67% | 107% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWWWL Tennis Scores in Braunschweig Challenger
- Daniel Masur/Benito Sanchez MartinezMasur/Benito Sanchez Martinez – Jakob Schnaitter/Mark WallnerSchnaitter/Mark Wallner (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Raphael CollignonCollignon (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander Merino/Christoph NegrituMerino/Christoph Negritu – Nicolas Barrientos/Miguel-Angel Reyes-VarelaBarrientos/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (5-7 6-4 10-5) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-63 7-5) – See score progression
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-6(3) 7-5) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Raphael CollignonCollignon (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Mariano NavoneNavone (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Alex MolcanMolcan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
