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·250·ClayAlex Molcan defeated Valentin Royer 6-4, 7-5 — Croatia Open Umag 2026 R32.
Alex Molcan and Valentin Royer: Alex Molcan leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
By the rankings it reads as an upset — ATP No. 101 over No. 75 — but the market had Alex Molcan a 59% favorite, and the return games proved the price right: he converted 4 of 6 break points while Valentin Royer cashed just 2 of 7. Royer's second serve sprang the leak — he won only 38% of points behind it. The decisive swing came after Royer broke for 5-3 in the second set: Molcan ran off the last four games, breaking in games 9 and 11. Coming in 5-2 on clay this season, he moves on at the Croatia Open Umag.