Francesco Passaro and Alexandre Muller will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Grand Prix Hassan II for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexandre Muller who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexandre Muller is the pick to win this match.
Alexandre Muller -> 1.77
Francesco Passaro -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Francesco Passaro vs. Alexandre Muller
This will be the 2nd time that Francesco Passaro and Alexandre Muller play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Passaro (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Passaro won 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Sanremo Challenger back in 2022.
Francesco Passaro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-22 | 4-5 | 25-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-35 | 8-11 | 18-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 12-6 | 35-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 4-5 | 39-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 115, the Italian got to the 2nd round after defeating Aslan Karatsev 7-5 3-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Francesco defeated Karatsev (7-5 3-6 6-3). During the match, Passaro scored 106 points vs Karatsev’s 94. Passaro was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Passaro blasted 3 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 13 double faults. Francesco Passaro lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Passaro put 56% of his first serves in, winning 75% (38/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (20/40) on the 2nd serve. Passaro broke Karatsev 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Passaro has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 59% of his matches (116-82). 1-0 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Passaro has a compiled90-55 record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Italian has a composed 9-10 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Marrakech
Passaro has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexandre Muller
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-25 | 9-11 | 20-12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-33 | 20-13 | 18-12 | 7-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-31 | 6-6 | 27-20 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-31 | 6-7 | 16-15 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-13 | 3-2 | 15-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 126 (career-high), Alexandre reached the 2nd round after beating Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Muller had a good straight sets win against Gasquet (6-4 6-4). During the match Muller scored 74 points vs Gasquet’s 61. Alexandre was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Muller made 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexandre Muller lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Muller put 53% of his first serves in, winning 67% (22/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Gasquet 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
The French player best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Waco Challenger.
Muller has an overall 20-10 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Passaro | Muller |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 20 |
| Pts | 106-94 | 74-61 |
| Total Points | 200 | 135 |
| Winners | 38 | 22 |
| %Winners | 36% | 30% |
Both Passaro and Muller played 1 match. At the moment, Francesco Passaro dropped 1 set while Alexandre Muller hasn’t dropped a set so far. Passaro has played 1 set more than Muller (3 vs 2). Therefore, Passaro played 10 games more than Muller. The Italian scored 38 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Muller bagged 22 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Passaro | Muller |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 5 |
| 1st in | 51/91 | 33/62 |
| %1st in | 56% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 38/51 | 22/33 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 20/40 | 17/29 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 59% |
Passaro managed to score 3 aces . Muller fired 5 aces . Passaro won 75% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Muller won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Passaro | Muller |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 4 |
| Converted | 5/10 | 4/11 |
| % Converted | 50% | 36% |
| Conceded | 10 | 3 |
| Saved | 6 | 1 |
| % Saved | 60% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
The Italian broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Francesco surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Alexandre broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Muller conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Passaro | |||
| R1 Karatsev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 106-94 | 106-94 | |
| Total points | 200 | 200 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 13 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 51/91 | 51/91 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 38/51 | 38/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/40 | 20/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Muller | |||
| R1 Gasquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 74-61 | 74-61 | |
| Total points | 135 | 135 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 33/62 | 33/62 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 22/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 17/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWWWWW Tennis Scores in Marrakech
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Alexey VatutinVatutin (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Elias YmerYmer – Adam MoundirMoundir (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Maxime CressyCressy (6-74 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Hugo GrenierGrenier (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-2 1-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (3-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Elliot BenchetritBenchetrit (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Younes Lalami LaaroussiLalami Laaroussi (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Roman Jebavy/Adam PavlasekJebavy/Adam Pavlasek – Daniel Evans/Jonny O’MaraEvans/Jonny O’Mara (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-5 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elias YmerYmer – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Daniel EvansEvans (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Pavel KotovKotov – Benjamin BonziBonzi (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Alexandre MullerMuller (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Hugo GastonGaston (1-1) – H2H and prediction
