Alex Molcan

[Damian]

He'll next face Slovakian Alex Molcan, who will be competing in his second ATP Tour final after a 6-1, 7-5 result over eighth seed Laslo Djere. It will be the pair's second ATP Head2Head meeting, after Molcan's victory at the Melbourne ATP 250 in January.

"He's a great fighter, he's moving so well," Goffin said of his final opponent. "He's lefty so he's using his lefty game really well on clay, especially two days ago against Felix, he played well. So it's a tough opponent."

Molcan defeated top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in a third-set tie-break in the second round, then upset sixth seed Botic van de Zandschulp in a three-set quarter-final.

In the semis, after dominating the opening set against Djere, Molcan again secured an early break in the second before the Serbian levelled at 4-4. But the 24-year-old reclaimed the advantage by claiming his fourth break of the match to avoid a tie-break.

"It was a tough match," Molcan assessed. "Lajovic is a tough player so I knew it was going to be tough. From the beginning I had a break up, so I felt pretty good on the court... It was really tough in the end but I'm really glad that I won."

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/goffin- ... ch-2022-sf

[Barty]

ATP Marrakech 22 F:

48 Dušan Lajović 1056
49 Alex Molčan 1028
50 Dominic Thiem 1020

[DUN I LOVE]

Drugi finał w ciągu 11 miesięcy, awans do Top-50, ładnie się przebił.

[Kamileki]

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

11.04.2022 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 50

[Barty]

Finał w Marrakeszu.

Drugi zawodowy finał Molcana (0-2).

Alex Molcan - przegrane finały (2):
2022 (1) Marrakesz
2021 (1) Belgrad-2

[Damian]

18.04.2022 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 47

[Damian]

[Damian]

Also on Monday, Alex Molcan maintained his impressive clay-court form with a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(7) win over fellow Slovak Norbert Gombos. Molcan defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime on his way to a second tour-level final in Marrakech two weeks ago, but the World No. 46 faces a stern test in the second round in Bavaria as he lines up against second seed Casper Ruud.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/evans-c ... 022-monday

[Damian]

25.04.2022 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 46

[Barty]

ATP Monachium 22 R2:

44 Albert Ramos Viñolas 1036
45 Alex Molčan 1029
46 Ilja Iwaszka 1017

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

Molcan Moves Past 'Legend' Tsonga In Lyon Opener

Spoiler:

Competing at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon for the last time Monday, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s finale at the ATP 250 event was spoiled by Alex Molcan.

Frenchman Tsonga, who will retire after Roland Garros, lifted the trophy in Lyon in 2017 and reached the semi-finals in 2007 and 2008. However, the former World No. 5 was unable to match Molcan’s intensity in their first-round clash, suffering a 6-4, 6-4 defeat on home soil in one hour and 32 minutes.


World No. 47 Molcan enjoyed a run to the final in Marrakech in April and he played with confidence against Tsonga, using the drop shot effectively to set up a second-round meeting against fifth seed Karen Khachanov or French qualifier Gilles Simon.

"I am really happy I won today. It was a pleasure to play against Jo," Molcan said in his on-court interview. "He is a legend of the sport and I am really happy I could play him at least once in my career. I remember him playing, he was unbelievable. The emotions, everything."

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/molcan- ... 022-monday

[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

Na 42. miejsce w żywym rankingu dopłynął Molcan po ograniu Chaczanowa w Lyonie.

[Damian]

Earlier on Wednesday, Alex Molcan surged to a third tour-level quarter-final of the season with a 6-2, 7-6(4) win over fifth seed Karen Khachanov.

The Slovakian, who reached a second Tour final in Marrakech in April, won eight of nine games from 2-2 in the opening set to take control of his maiden ATP Head2Head meeting with the World No. 24. Although Khachanov rallied from 1-4 in the second set to force a tie-break, World No. 47 Molcan maintained his level to prevail and complete the second biggest win of his career.

Molcan started working with countryman Marian Vajda prior to last week’s Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. Vajda, the former long-term coach of World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, will have been impressed by his new charge’s display in the 91-minute victory. Molcan is 12-7 for the 2022 season and reached a career-high No. 46 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings on 25 April. The 24-year-old will hope Vajda’s influence can carry him to a maiden tour-level crown this week in France.

ATP WTA Live App

Standing in Molcan’s way next is Federico Coria, after the Argentine enjoyed an upset of his own against second seed Pablo Carreno Busta.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rune-ma ... -wednesday

[Damian]