Wednesday's Kitzbuhel round of 16 pits Alex Molcan against Daniel Altmaier on clay. Alex Molcan comes in at 5 wins from the last ten. Daniel Altmaier has won 5 of the last 10.
Alex Molcan leads the head-to-head 4-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Molcan — worth more than the overall number this week.
Neither the serve numbers nor the ratings separate these two by much, which is why our number stays close to even. Molcan comes in off a compressed schedule; Altmaier comes in off a compressed schedule. The edge belongs to Molcan — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.