World number 73 Alex Molcan faces the 78th-ranked Laslo Djere in the quarterfinal of the 2023 ATP Srpska Open on Friday, April 21. Get the predictions and odds of this Alex Molcan v Laslo Djere match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Alex Molcan v Laslo Djere Head to Head
There have been two previous meetings between these two and both have won one apiece. On clay in 2022, it was Molcan won their semifinal in Marrakesh before Djere crashed his opponent’s party in Pune earlier this season.
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Molcan Edges Past Popyrin
It took Molcan nearly three hours but in the end he came through his second round match against Alexei Popyrin to make it to the last eight.
Molcan, who had earlier won successive matches at both, Indian Wells and Miami, made it three such occurrences in a row with a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5 victory over his Aussie opponent.
Enduring 12 aces from Popyrin and despite getting broken four times in the encounter, it was Molcan’s ability to keep his nerve in check that helped him come through in the end.
This can be seen from the fact that both had a first serve percentage of 68% but it was Molcan who won 73% of the second serve points as compared to a mere 47% for Popyrin.
Earlier, Molcan had needed three sets to get past Taro Daniel in the first round.
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Djere Needs Three against Coric
Despite starting out a favourite against Borna Coric in his second round match, Djere needed three sets to overcome his Croat opponent to seal his place in the quarterfinal.
Djere was on court for three hours and 17 minutes as he scraped through to a 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-4 victory over Coric. Having wasted no time to dispatch Roman Safiullin in his opener, Djere was broken three times in the match but overcame his opponent’s serve on five occasions to edge past him.
This included just the one break of serve early in the final set which gave Djere a 2-0 lead, following which there was no looking back for him. He saved one break-point en route serving for the match at 5-4 and then clinched it off the first match-point he got.
The Serb had earlier made the quarterfinal of the Santiago Open as well and will now he can make it three wins in a row for the first time this season.
Molcan v Djere Prediction and Tip
Molcan is 7/5 to win this but he can be expected to give Djere a run for his money here. Expect a tough battle though that possibly goes to the third set.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Molcan to win a set – Yes: 1/2 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 21.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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