Alex Molcan vs Benjamin Bonzi Prediction U.S. Open - New York · Aug 31, 2026

Analysis

Benjamin Bonzi arrives in New York with match play in the legs: he was beaten 2-1 by Ignacio Buse on 28 August after a 2-0 win over Kamil Majchrzak on 24 August, so his hard-court rhythm is current even if the last result was a loss. Bonzi is the more natural hard-court player of the pair, built around a heavy first serve and a forehand he can use to end points early, which suits the quick conditions and best-of-five format at Flushing Meadows. Alex Molcan is a left-hander whose game is grounded in spin, depth and long rallies, patterns that reward him far more on clay than on a fast hard court, and no recent form data is available for him here. Over five sets the server with the bigger free-point count usually pulls clear, and that is Bonzi. The gap is real but not enormous: Molcan's lefty angles and serve out wide to the deuce court can steal a set if Bonzi's level dips, which is why a straight-sets shutout is not the safest read even with the Frenchman favoured.