Alexandre Muller aces Kotov in the semifinal to play vs Carballes Baena next at the Grand Prix Hassan II. HIGHLIGHTS – MARRAKECH RESULTS

GRAND PRIX HASSAN II - MARRAKECH DRAW AND RESULTS. Muller defeats Kotov to come up against Roberto Carballes Baena in the final

By
Luke Meyer
-
Prediction and head to head Alexandre Muller vs. Pavel Kotov

Alexandre Muller defeats Pavel Kotov 7-6(3) 7-5 in the semifinal in Marrakech on Saturday. Muller will seek to keep on going in this event against Roberto Carballes Baena in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 1 minute.

Muller
Marrakech
Muller's Record

Alexandre added to his prize money € 20,585 after conquering this match. He has already won € 49,940 after this win. If he wins the next match, the French player will add € 35,665 to his earnings to get in total € 85,605 in total.

Highlights Alexandre Muller vs. Pavel Kotov Grand Prix Hassan II – Marrakech

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Muller
Kotov
Alexandre Muller
7-63 7-5
2h:01
Pavel Kotov
76
76
Total points
71
71
34
34
Winners
31
31
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
4
4
3
3
Double Faults
0
0
63%
63%
1st in
66%
66%
65%
65%
1st won
72%
72%
34/52
34/52
1st won
31/43
31/43
53%
53%
2nd won
36%
36%
16/30
16/30
2nd won
8/22
8/22
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
3/8
3/8
80%
80%
Won
38%
38%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Alexandre scored 76 points vs. Pavel’s 71.

Muller

Muller was sharp when converting 80% of the break points that he conquered (4/5).

Kotov

On the other side, Kotov was not so effective in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Muller and Kotov is 1-0 for Alexandre.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexandre Muller vs. Roberto Carballes Baena – stats

Muller will square off with Carballes Baena in the final.

This will be the 2nd time that Alexandre Muller and Roberto Carballes Baena clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Carballes Baena (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played, Carballes Baena won 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Paris back in 2019.

Alexandre Muller Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Muller 7-6
MullerKotov
7
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
MullerKotov
7
6
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
2
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
MullerKotov
6
6
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MullerKotov
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
MullerKotov
5
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
MullerKotov
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MullerKotov
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
MullerKotov
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
MullerKotov
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
MullerKotov
2
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
MullerKotov
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MullerKotov
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
MullerKotov
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
MullerKotov
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A

Muller won the set after he broke Kotov in the 9th (5-4) game. Pavel tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, Muller didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 7-6.

Muller failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 40.

The French player was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, Kotov converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 10th (4-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 0-40).

They played 91 points. It’s worth to point out that, Muller won this set even if he scored less points 3 than Pavel (44-47). The French player dropped 25 points on serve (34-25). On the other side, Kotov conceded 10 points on serve (22-10).

2nd Set -
Muller 7-5
MullerKotov
7
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MullerKotov
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
MullerKotov
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
MullerKotov
4
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
MullerKotov
3
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
MullerKotov
3
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
MullerKotov
2
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
MullerKotov
2
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
MullerKotov
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MullerKotov
1
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
MullerKotov
0
2
0
15
0
30
0
40

Muller had a strong start of this set after breaking Pavel Kotov in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Alexandre to win the set as Pavel managed to break back in the 5th (3-2) game. The French player maintained his cool to break Pavel in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (7-5) game.

Pavel was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-5 to 7-5.

The French player converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 10th (4-5 0-40 and 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40). In addition on the other side, Kotov converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40).

They contested 56 points. Alexandre was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than the Russian (31-25). The French player lost 10 points on serve (18-10). On the other side, Kotov conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).

1st
Muller
Kotov
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Muller
Kotov
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1
 

Tennis Scores in Marrakech

Upcoming matches