ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Bratislava
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Novak
🛡️ The Spoiler
Molcan
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 57% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,775 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 spoiler's strong court coverage. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Novak | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 18–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.88 |
| ROI % | - | +35.3% |
| Units P/L | - | +8.11u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Novak
1
Molcan
Oct 3, 2023
Alicante
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 6, 2019
Budapest
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 7, 2018
Bratislava
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Molcan has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Novak's 0%).
| Opponent | Novak | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Carballes Baena | L 36 16 | W 06 63 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Novak | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 0% | 61.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 68.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 49.9% |
| Aces / Match | 0 | 3.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 0 | 2.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 0% | 62.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 0% | 32% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 0% | 51.2% |
| BP Converted % | 0% | 46.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 18.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 28.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 72.8% |
| Total Pts Won % | 0% | 50.7% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
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
Dennis Novak and Alex Molcan face off in the Round of 32 at Bratislava on Hard.
Dennis Novak leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Dennis Novak is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Harry Wendelken (Oct 15).
Alex Molcan is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Fabian Marozsan (Jun 22).
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