ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Sibiu
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Molcan
🪃 Counterpuncher
Jianu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,919 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Alex Molcan here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Molcan | Jianu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 18–5 | 2–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.88 | 1.85 |
| ROI % | +35.3% | -47.0% |
| Units P/L | +8.11u | -3.29u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Molcan
0
Jianu
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Molcan has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Jianu's 0%).
| Opponent | Molcan | Jianu |
|---|---|---|
| Felix Gill | L 62 57 67 | L 26 61 26 |
| Matej Dodig | W 63 60 | L 26 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Molcan | Jianu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.7% | 69.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.5% | 64.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.9% | 48% |
| Aces / Match | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 62.7% | 60.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32% | 36.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51.2% | 51.4% |
| BP Converted % | 46.2% | 53.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 18.3 | 15.6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.3 | 30.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 72.8% | 49% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.7% | 51.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 76% | 58% |
Last five matches per player
Fabian Marozsan
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 32
Jun 22
Murphy Cassone
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Ziga Sesko
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Sebastian Baez
Unicredit Czech Open · Final
Jun 7
Hynek Barton
Unicredit Czech Open · Semifinals
Jun 6
Matchup overview
Alex Molcan and Filip Cristian Jianu face off in the Round of 16 at Sibiu on Clay.
Alex Molcan leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Alex Molcan is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Fabian Marozsan (Jun 22).
Filip Cristian Jianu is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aleksandr Shevchenko (Jun 10).
Share this match
