Botic Van De Zandschulp and Alex Molcan will clash against each other in the quarter of the Grand Prix Hassan II for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE 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 Botic Van De Zandschulp who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Botic Van De Zandschulp is the pick to win this match.
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 1.83
Alex Molcan -> 2.07
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Prediction and head to head Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Alex Molcan
This will be the 2nd time that Botic Van De Zandschulp and Alex Molcan face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Molcan (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Molcan won 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in the Pau Challenger back in 2020.
Botic Van De Zandschulp
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-25 | 6-9 | 16-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-25 | 10-9 | 4-6 | 12-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-29 | 14-11 | 11-7 | 7-7 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 17-5 | 24-10 | 9-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-14 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
Ranked no. 43, Van De Zandschulp reached the quarter after beating Hugo Dellien 6-3 3-6 6-4 and Vit Kopriva 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Van De Zandschulp had a good straight sets win against Kopriva (6-2 6-4). During the match, Van De Zandschulp scored 58 points vs Kopriva’s 48. Van De Zandschulp was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Van De Zandschulp scored just 1 ace throughout the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Botic Van De Zandschulp lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Van De Zandschulp put 69% of his first serves in, winning 62% (26/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (9/19) on the 2nd serve. Botic broke Kopriva 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch has conceded 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Van De Zandschulp has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 67% of his matches (259-127). 3-0 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Van De Zandschulp has an aggregate132-69 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
Botic has an aggregate 11-7 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Marrakech
Van De Zandschulp has never competed in this tournament before.
Alex Molcan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-13 | 3-4 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-27 | 10-8 | 13-13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-24 | 7-8 | 18-9 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 65-24 | 8-3 | 42-14 | 13-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 65 (career-high), the Slovakian got to the quarter after defeating Stefano Travaglia 6-0 6-4 and Felix Auger Aliassime 6-4 2-6 7-67.
In the 2nd round, The Slovakian defeated Auger-Aliassime (6-4 2-6 7-67).During the match Molcan scored less points (6) than Auger-Aliassime. In fact, the world no. 43 won 99 points vs Auger-Aliassime’s. That means that Molcan was more focused during the important points. Alex was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Molcan made 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alex Molcan lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Molcan put 56% of his first serves in, winning 68% (39/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (23/45) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Auger-Aliassime 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Molcan has a compiled 10-7 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Van De Zandschulp | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 47 |
| Pts | 156-139 | 167-153 |
| Total Points | 295 | 320 |
| Winners | 74 | 60 |
| %Winners | 47% | 36% |
Both Van De Zandschulp and Molcan played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Botic Van De Zandschulp surrendered 1 set, while Alex Molcan surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Van De Zandschulp and Molcan have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Van De Zandschulp played 1 game less than Molcan. Van De Zandschulp scored 74 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The Slovakian recorded 60 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Van De Zandschulp | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 116/163 | 88/157 |
| %1st in | 71% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 74/116 | 60/88 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 24/47 | 36/69 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 52% |
Van De Zandschulp scored 3 aces (1.5 per match). Molcan made 7 aces (3.5 per match). Van De Zandschulp won 64% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Molcan won 68% of the points on 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 | Van De Zandschulp | Molcan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/14 | 8/19 |
| % Converted | 64% | 42% |
| Conceded | 19 | 14 |
| Saved | 14 | 9 |
| % Saved | 74% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
The Dutch broke his opponents 9 times with a 64% conversion rate. Van De Zandschulp conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded. Molcan broke his opponents 8 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Slovakian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Van De Zandschulp | ||||
| R1 Dellien |
R2 Kopriva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 18 | 46 | |
| pts | 98-91 | 58-48 | 156-139 | |
| Total points | 189 | 106 | 295 | |
| Winners | 48 | 26 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 45% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 74/102 | 42/61 | 116/163 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 69% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 48/74 | 26/42 | 74/116 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 62% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 9/19 | 24/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 47% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/6 | 9/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 83% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
| Saved | 10/13 | 4/6 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 77% | 67% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Molcan | ||||
| R1 Travaglia |
R2 Auger-Aliassime |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | 6-4 2-6 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 31 | 47 | |
| pts | 68-48 | 99-105 | 167-153 | |
| Total points | 116 | 204 | 320 | |
| Winners | 21 | 39 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 31/55 | 57/102 | 88/157 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 21/31 | 39/57 | 60/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 23/45 | 36/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 51% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/9 | 8/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 8/12 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLLLLWW Tennis Scores in Marrakech
- Andrey Golubev/Fabrice MartinGolubev/Fabrice Martin – Elliot Benchetrit/Lamine OuahabBenchetrit/Lamine Ouahab (6-3 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Rafael Matos/David Vega HernandezMatos/David Vega Hernandez – Mirza Basic/Damir DzumhurBasic/Damir Dzumhur (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Andrea Vavassori/Jan ZielinskiVavassori/Jan Zielinski – Federico Delbonis/Guillermo DuranDelbonis/Guillermo Duran (3-6 7-67 10-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
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