World No. 107 Fernando Verdasco of Spain will take on Slovakia’s Alex Molcan, ranked 255th in the world, in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Belgrade Open on Thursday, May 27. Get the live streaming options of this Fernando Verdasco v Alex Molcan match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Fernando Verdasco v Alex Molcan Head to Head
This will be the first meeting between the 37-year-old Verdasco and 23-year-old Molcan.
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Verdasco Looking Good in Belgrade
A day after ending a five-match losing steak and notching his first win in 2021, Spain’s Fernando Verdasco got another victory to move into the quarterfinals of the Belgrade Open.
The 37-year-old, who had beaten 84th ranked Lucas Pouille in the first round on Monday, stunned fourth seed Adrian Mannarino of France in the second round on Tuesday.
In hat was a dominating display, Verdasco outplayed the World No. 36, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 in an hour and 30 minutes. He was equally good in the first round as he knocked out Pouille 7-5, 6-2 in an hour and 34 minutes.
A seven-time champion on the tour and 16-time runner-up, Verdasco has struggled on tour of late, having picked up a leg injury last year and then testing positive for COVID-19. It was his recent struggles that saw him drop out of the top 100 this month for the first time since 2004.
This year, the Spaniard made four first round exits before coming to Belgrade, losing to American Bjorn Fratangelo in Miami; Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Estoril; Christian Garin in Madrid and Ilya Ivashka in Geneva.
Having regained his touch in Belgrade, the lefty will now will have his eyes on a first semifinal appearance since losing to Kevin Anderson in Vienna in October 2018.
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Impressive Molcan Gets First Double Bagel of the Year
Facing Verdasco in the quarterfinal will be Slovakia’s Alex Molcan, who got the ATP tour’s first double bagel of the year, as he hustled past Serbian wild card Pedja Krstn in the second round on Tuesday to win only the second match of his career.
Molcan had won his first match against another Serbian wild card Hamad Medjedovic in the first round on Monday.
The 23-year-old, who had qualified for the main draw in Belgrade with straight set wins against Nerman Fatic and Carlos Gomez Herrera, had needed an hour and 27 minutes to win 6-4, 6-3 against Madjedovic. He continued his stellar run on Tuesday, defeating Krstn 6-0, 6-0 in 69 minutes.
Molcan, who was 0-2 in his career before the tournament, hasn’t been broken in either of his first two rounds in Belgrade. He didn’t face a single break point in the first round and saved all three in the second.
Fernando Verdasco v Alex Molcan Prediction and Tip
This should be an interesting clash between a promising youngster against a vastly experienced player looking to reach a first semifinal in a while.
While Molcan has played fantastic tennis against unheralded opponents, Verdasco has tamed the higher-ranked players (both in top 100) so far. So the Spaniard will be the favourite to advance, but it will be interesting to see if Molcan can take a set from the match and make things interesting.
Tip: Verdasco to win: 7/10 (Click Here to Bet with Unibet)
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