Pavel Kotov and Alexandre Muller will play each other in the semifinal of the Grand Prix Hassan II for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.68
Pavel Kotov -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Pavel Kotov vs. Alexandre Muller
There is no head to head record between Pavel Kotov and Alexandre Muller since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-18 | 6-8 | 11-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 114, Kotov got to the semifinal after defeating Pedro Martinez Portero 6-2 1-6 7-65, Benjamin Bonzi 6-0 7-62 and Christopher O Connell 6-3 6-76 7-63.
In the quarter, Kotov defeated O Connell (6-3 6-76 7-63). During the match, Kotov scored 107 points vs O Connell’s 104. The Russian was quite aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kotov managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Pavel Kotov lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kotov put 65% of his first serves in, winning 66% (47/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 66% (25/38) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke O Connell 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pavel has lost 2 set in this event to win 52% of the points he played.
Kotov has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (220-138). 3-1 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kotov has a composed93-60 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Russian has an overall 13-10 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Marrakech
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), the French player reached the semifinal after beating Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-4, Francesco Passaro 6-4 6-4 and Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 1-6 6-4.
In the quarter, The French player defeated Musetti (6-3 1-6 6-4). During the match Muller scored 77 points vs Musetti’s 75. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Muller was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alexandre Muller lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Muller put 67% of his first serves in, winning 73% (35/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Alexandre broke Musetti 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Muller has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the season was reaching the final in the Waco Challenger.
Muller has a composed 22-10 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Marrakech
Alexandre has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kotov | Muller |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 82 | 66 |
| Pts | 264-244 | 213-190 |
| Total Points | 508 | 403 |
| Winners | 106 | 88 |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% |
Both Kotov and Muller played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Pavel Kotov conceded 2 sets, while Alexandre Muller lost 1 set. Kotov has played 1 set more than Muller (8 vs 7). Therefore, Kotov played 16 games more than Muller. The Russian scored 106 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The French player scored 88 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kotov | Muller |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 3 |
| 1st in | 157/252 | 122/195 |
| %1st in | 62% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 106/157 | 88/122 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 51/95 | 38/73 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 52% |
Kotov managed to score 11 aces (3.7 per match). Muller made 9 aces (3 per match). Kotov won 68% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Muller won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kotov | Muller |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 10 |
| Converted | 13/28 | 10/24 |
| % Converted | 46% | 42% |
| Conceded | 18 | 11 |
| Saved | 9 | 5 |
| % Saved | 50% | 45% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 6 |
Pavel broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. Kotov lost his serve 9 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. Muller conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 45% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kotov | |||||
| R1 Martinez Portero |
R2 Bonzi |
1/4 O |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 1-6 7-65 | 6-0 7-62 | 6-3 6-76 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 19 | 35 | 82 | |
| pts | 93-98 | 64-42 | 107-104 | 264-244 | |
| Total points | 191 | 106 | 211 | 508 | |
| Winners | 36 | 23 | 47 | 106 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 36% | 44% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 56/93 | 30/50 | 71/109 | 157/252 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 36/56 | 23/30 | 47/71 | 106/157 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 77% | 66% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/37 | 11/20 | 25/38 | 51/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 55% | 66% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/10 | 3/6 | 13/28 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 50% | 50% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 7/12 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 58% | 0% | 50% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Muller | |||||
| R1 Gasquet |
R2 Passaro |
1/4 Musetti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 1-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | 26 | 66 | |
| pts | 74-61 | 62-54 | 77-75 | 213-190 | |
| Total points | 135 | 116 | 152 | 403 | |
| Winners | 22 | 31 | 35 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 50% | 45% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 33/62 | 41/61 | 48/72 | 122/195 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 67% | 67% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 31/41 | 35/48 | 88/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 76% | 73% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 10/20 | 11/24 | 38/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 50% | 46% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/3 | 3/10 | 10/24 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 100% | 30% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1/2 | 3/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 50% | 50% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
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