Alexandre Muller and Thanasi Kokkinakis will square off in the quarter of the Biella 6 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. 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 Thanasi Kokkinakis who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.31
Alexandre Muller -> 3.45
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Prediction and head to head Alexandre Muller vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
There is no head to head record between Alexandre Muller and Thanasi Kokkinakis since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alexandre Muller
Ranked no. 189 (career-high), Alexandre got to the quarter after beating Matteo Viola 4-6 6-3 6-1 and Riccardo Bonadio 6-0 7-64.
In the 2nd round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Bonadio (6-0 7-64). During the match, Muller scored 70 points vs Bonadio’s 54. Alexandre was quite aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Muller scored 2 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Alexandre Muller lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Muller put 66% of his first serves in, winning 65% (28/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. Alexandre broke Bonadio 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexandre started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Muller has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (261-156). 6-4 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Muller has an aggregate157-91 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
The French player best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Biella 5 Challenger.
Alexandre has an overall 9-11 win-loss record in 2021, 6-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Biella 6 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Ranked no. 198, the Australian reached the quarter after beating Denis Istomin 3-6 6-2 6-3 and Stefano Napolitano 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Napolitano (6-3 6-4). During the match Kokkinakis scored 55 points vs Napolitano’s 34. The Australian was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Kokkinakis bagged 8 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Thanasi Kokkinakis was extremely effective on serve to win 91% (32/35) of his 1st serve and 89% (8/9) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Thanasi broke Napolitano twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kokkinakis started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
The Australian has an aggregate 14-8 win-loss record in 2021, 9-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Muller | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 45 |
| Pts | 164-130 | 143-105 |
| Total Points | 294 | 248 |
| Winners | 63 | 60 |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% |
Both Muller and Kokkinakis played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexandre Muller conceded 1 set, while Thanasi Kokkinakis lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Muller and Kokkinakis have played the same amount of sets 5. They also played the same amount of games (45). The French player scored 63 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Kokkinakis managed to score 60 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Muller | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 7 |
| 1st in | 100/142 | 69/114 |
| %1st in | 70% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 63/100 | 60/69 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 24/42 | 26/45 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 58% |
Muller recorded 3 aces (1.5 per match). Kokkinakis struck 14 aces (7 per match). Muller won 63% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Kokkinakis won 87% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Muller | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 7 |
| Converted | 12/24 | 7/15 |
| % Converted | 50% | 47% |
| Conceded | 15 | 8 |
| Saved | 9 | 5 |
| % Saved | 60% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
The French player broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 7 times with a 47% conversion rate. Thanasi conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Muller | ||||
| R1 Viola |
R2 Bonadio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | 6-0 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 19 | 45 | |
| pts | 94-76 | 70-54 | 164-130 | |
| Total points | 170 | 124 | 294 | |
| Winners | 35 | 28 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 57/77 | 43/65 | 100/142 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 66% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 35/57 | 28/43 | 63/100 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 65% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/20 | 10/22 | 24/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 45% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/11 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 55% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 3/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Kokkinakis | ||||
| R1 Istomin |
R2 Napolitano |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 19 | 45 | |
| pts | 88-71 | 55-34 | 143-105 | |
| Total points | 159 | 89 | 248 | |
| Winners | 28 | 32 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 58% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 34/70 | 35/44 | 69/114 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 80% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 28/34 | 32/35 | 60/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 91% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 8/9 | 26/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 89% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 2/3 | 7/15 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 67% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | – | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
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