Rudolf Molleker and Abedallah Shelbayh will square off in the 2nd round of the Zug Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rudolf Molleker who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rudolf Molleker is the pick to win this match.
Rudolf Molleker -> 1.7
Abedallah Shelbayh -> 2.07
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Prediction and head to head Rudolf Molleker vs. Abedallah Shelbayh
There is no head to head record between Rudolf Molleker and Abedallah Shelbayh since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Rudolf Molleker
21 - 21win/loss
213
146
LWLLLWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-22 | 4-4 | 8-12 | 7-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 53-35 | 2-3 | 42-25 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 47-28 | 2-1 | 45-24 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 8-23 | 0-1 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 213, Rudolf reached the 2nd round after beating Dominic Stricker 7-6(2) 6-7(3) 7-6(5).
In the 1st round, The German defeated Stricker (7-62 6-73 7-65). During the match, Molleker and Stricker scored the same amount of points (130). However, the world no. 213 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Molleker was extremely aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Regarding the service games, Molleker blasted 12 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Rudolf Molleker lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Molleker put 52% of his first serves in, winning 78% (53/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (28/62) on the 2nd serve. Molleker broke Stricker 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Molleker has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 54% of his matches (224-193). 8-11 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Molleker has an aggregate163-117 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The German’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Lugano Challenger.
Rudolf has a composed 21-21 win-loss record in 2024, 8-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zug Challenger
Molleker has never competed in this tournament before.
Abedallah Shelbayh
24 - 21win/loss
216
181
LWWLLWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-22 | 10-8 | 10-11 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-32 | 27-15 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-7 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 7-8 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 216, the got to the 2nd round after beating Jakub Paul 4-6 6-3 7-6(8).
In the 1st round against Paul, Abedallah recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-68). During the match Shelbayh scored 102 points vs Paul’s 96. The was quite aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about serving, Shelbayh fired 4 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Abedallah Shelbayh lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Shelbayh put 68% of his first serves in, winning 76% (53/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (14/33) on the 2nd serve. Shelbayh was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Paul 3 times.
Abedallah’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Little Rock Challenger.
Shelbayh has a compiled 24-21 win-loss record in 2024, 9-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Molleker | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 32 |
| Pts | 130-130 | 102-96 |
| Total Points | 260 | 198 |
| Winners | 53 | 53 |
| %Winners | 41% | 52% |
Both Molleker and Shelbayh played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Rudolf Molleker dropped 1 set, while Abedallah Shelbayh dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Molleker and Shelbayh have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Molleker played 7 games more than Shelbayh. Molleker scored 53 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Shelbayh made 53 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Molleker | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 4 |
| 1st in | 68/130 | 70/103 |
| %1st in | 52% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 53/68 | 53/70 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 28/62 | 14/33 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 42% |
Molleker bagged 12 aces . Shelbayh fired 4 aces . Molleker won 78% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Shelbayh won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Molleker | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/3 |
| % Converted | 40% | 100% |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 |
| Saved | 8 | 3 |
| % Saved | 67% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Rudolf broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Rudolf surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Shelbayh broke his opponent 3 times with a 100% conversion rate. The conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Molleker | |||
| R1 Stricker |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-73 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 39 | |
| pts | 130-130 | 130-130 | |
| Total points | 260 | 260 | |
| Winners | 53 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 12 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 68/130 | 68/130 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 53/68 | 53/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/62 | 28/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Shelbayh | |||
| R1 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 102-96 | 102-96 | |
| Total points | 198 | 198 | |
| Winners | 53 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 70/103 | 70/103 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 53/70 | 53/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/33 | 14/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 3/3 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
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