Alexander Vasilev and Alex Molcan will face off in the 2nd round of the Sofia 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.32
Alexander Vasilev -> 3.15
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Vasilev vs. Alex Molcan
There is no head to head record between Alexander Vasilev and Alex Molcan since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alexander Vasilev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, the Bulgarian got to the 2nd round after defeating Ivan Gakhov 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Gakhov (6-3 6-3). During the match, Vasilev scored 68 points vs Gakhov’s 57. Vasilev was exceptionally aggressive to blast 17 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vasilev scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 8 double faults. Alexander Vasilev lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Vasilev put 44% of his first serves in, winning 68% (17/25) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Gakhov 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Vasilev has a winning record in the last 3 years having won 55% of his matches (11-9). 5-3 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Vasilev has a composed10-8 win-loss record in the last 3 years on clay.
Vasilev’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Sofia.
Alexander has an overall 5-3 win-loss record in 2025, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sofia 2 Challenger
Alex Molcan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47-15 | 7-3 | 38-10 | 2-2 | 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. 362, Alex reached the 2nd round after beating S D Prajwal Dev 6-0 6-2, Filip Pieczonka 6-3 6-1 and Ivan Ivanov 6-2 7-6(2).
In the 1st round, Molcan had a good straight sets win against Ivanov (6-2 7-62). During the match Molcan scored 86 points vs Ivanov’s 70. Molcan was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Molcan made 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Alex Molcan was extremely efficient on serve to win 78% (28/36) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Molcan broke Ivanov 3 times after converting 19% of his break points (3/16).
Alex’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Antalya and M25 Reggio Emilia.
Molcan has a composed 34-11 win-loss record in 2025, 34-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vasilev | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 51 |
| Pts | 68-57 | 207-139 |
| Total Points | 125 | 346 |
| Winners | 17 | 66 |
| %Winners | 25% | 32% |
Vasilev played 1 match while Molcan competed in 3 matches. Molcan started his run from the qualifications while Vasilev had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Vasilev has played 4 set(s) less than Molcan (2 vs 6). Therefore, Vasilev played 33 games less than Molcan. Alexander scored 17 winners (25% of the total points). On the other side, Molcan blasted 66 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vasilev | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 5 |
| 1st in | 25/57 | 87/152 |
| %1st in | 44% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 17/25 | 66/87 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 18/32 | 40/65 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 62% |
Vasilev blasted 1 ace . Molcan also made 15 aces (5 per match). Vasilev won 68% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Molcan won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vasilev | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 14 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 14/35 |
| % Converted | 45% | 40% |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 |
| Saved | 5 | 9 |
| % Saved | 71% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Bulgarian broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Alexander dropped his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Molcan broke his opponents 14 times with a 40% conversion rate. Molcan conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vasilev | |||
| R1 Gakhov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 68-57 | 68-57 | |
| Total points | 125 | 125 | |
| Winners | 17 | 17 | |
| %Winners | 25% | 25% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 25/57 | 25/57 | |
| % 1st in | 44% | 44% | |
| 1st pts | 17/25 | 17/25 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/32 | 18/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Molcan | |||||
| Q1 D Prajwal Dev |
Q3 Pieczonka |
R1 Ivanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-2 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 16 | 21 | 51 | |
| pts | 59-30 | 62-39 | 86-70 | 207-139 | |
| Total points | 89 | 101 | 156 | 346 | |
| Winners | 17 | 21 | 28 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 34% | 33% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 22/46 | 29/49 | 36/57 | 87/152 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 59% | 63% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 17/22 | 21/29 | 28/36 | 66/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 72% | 78% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/24 | 11/20 | 13/21 | 40/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 55% | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/13 | 3/16 | 14/35 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 46% | 19% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 60% | 50% | 210% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLWWWW Tennis Scores in Sofia 2 Challenger
- Milos KarolKarol – Federico BondioliBondioli (4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrej NedicNedic – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Lautaro MidonMidon (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Mika BrunoldBrunold – Dali BlanchBlanch (7-5 5-7 7-64) – See score progression
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Daniel RinconRincon (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis – Naoya HondaHonda (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Mats Hermans/Tiago PereiraHermans/Tiago Pereira – Yanaki Milev/Petr NesterovMilev/Petr Nesterov (6-4 7-67) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Ivan IvanovIvanov (6-2 7-62) – See score progression
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Sumit NagalNagal – Filip PieczonkaPieczonka (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Murkel DellienDellien (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrej NedicNedic – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Marat SharipovSharipov – Aryan ShahShah (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Tiago PereiraPereira (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Joel SchwaerzlerSchwaerzler – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander DonskiDonski – Daniel MichalskiMichalski (6-1 7-66) – See score progression
- Alexander VasilevVasilev – Ivan GakhovGakhov (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Matej DodigDodig – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Andrej NedicNedic – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Ivan IvanovIvanov (6-2 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Lautaro MidonMidon (6-4 7-6(6)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sumit NagalNagal – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander DonskiDonski – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
