Alex Molcan
Alex Molcan
Alex Molcan
Alex Molcan
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    • Began playing tennis at age 5.
    • Mother, Andrea, is a physiotherapist and moved with her son to Bratislava when he was 12 to provide him with better training.
    • "I didn't know anyone," said Molcan of moving to Bratislava at age 12. "I went to school there and it was hard because I was one guy from another city. Every player has to sacrifice something to be good. My mom sacrificed a lot for me to get where I am today. She always supported me to play tennis and she changed her life because of me."
    • Tennis idol is Rafael Nadalfor his fighting spirit, mentality and forehand.
    • Says that facing Novak Djokovic in 2021 Belgrade-2 final boosted his confidence and changed his career. "Playing against Djokovic showed me it’s not about playing crazy fast or trying to be extremely aggressive, it’s about the head," saidMolcan. "It looks like Djokovic is playing chess."
    • Favourite city on tour is Rome for its beauty, statues and mythology.
    • Has many tattoos on both arms and his chest, including mother's birthdate, a tiger, and symbols from Roman mythology and Japanese culture (temple, lotus flower and buddha).
    • Favourite sport is football and is a fan of Manchester City,Lionel Messi and Kevin De Bruyne.
    • Biggest passion outside tennis is cars (Ferraris and BMWs). Owns a BMW 340i. Likes watchingDrive to Survive on Netflix.
    • Favourite food is sushi. Also enjoys pancakes with Nutella and whipped cream.
    • Dream job is businessman."It's similar to tennis," said Molcan."If you want to be good, you have to work at it. If you want to earn the money, you need to work crazy hard to be there. I like it. You have to build your brand."
    • Afraid of spiders and snakes.
    • Did not play from October 2017 through April 2018 due towrist surgery and a torn abdominal muscle.

    (UPDATED 21 AUGUST2023)

    • Ended 2021 and 2022 as No. 1 Slovakian, breaking into Top 50 in April 2022 and achieving career-high No. 38 in May 2022.
    • Won a personal-best 26 matches and finished a year-end best No. 50 in 2022.
    • Earned 1st 4 ATP Tour main draw wins of career en route to 2021 Belgrade-2 final as 255th-ranked Q (l. to No. 1 Djokovic).
    • Also advanced to clay-court finals at Marrakech (l. to Goffin) and Lyon (l. to Norrie) in 2022, defeating No. 9 Auger-Aliassime for biggest win of career in Marrakech 2R.
    • Advanced to Grand Slam 3R at 2021 US Open as Q and 2022 Wimbledon.
    • Did not drop a set at 2021 Liberec en route to 1st of 2 Challenger titles, defeating Jaziri 6-1 6-0 in SF and Machac 6-0 6-1 in final.

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