Alexandre Muller and Alex Michelsen will square off in the semifinal of the Waco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Michelsen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex Michelsen is the pick to win this match.
Alex Michelsen -> 1.84
Alexandre Muller -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Alexandre Muller vs. Alex Michelsen
There is no head to head record between Alexandre Muller and Alex Michelsen since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alexandre Muller
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-19 | 7-8 | 14-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 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. 146, Alexandre reached the semifinal after beating Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-2 3-6 7-68, Marco Trungelliti 6-1 6-2 and Seong Chan Hong 6-77 7-61 6-2.
In the quarter against Chan Hong, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-77 7-61 6-2). During the match, Muller scored 110 points vs Chan Hong’s 97. Alexandre was pretty aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Muller struck 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alexandre Muller lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Muller put 66% of his first serves in, winning 69% (50/72) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (22/37) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Chan Hong 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Muller has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 61% of his matches (332-213). 13-4 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Muller has a composed102-53 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
The French player has an aggregate 15-7 win-loss record in 2023, 13-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Waco Challenger
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
Alex Michelsen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-20 | 11-7 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 356 (career-high), Michelsen got to the semifinal after beating Maximilian Marterer 6-0 6-3, Alex Bolt 6-2 6-3 and Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Michelsen had a good straight sets win against Vukic (6-4 6-4). During the match Michelsen scored 74 points vs Vukic’s 62. Michelsen was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Michelsen scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alex Michelsen lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Michelsen put 78% of his first serves in, winning 70% (32/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (9/13) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Vukic 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alex hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Alex’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Malibu,M15 Edmond and the Rome Challenger.
Michelsen has a composed 17-3 win-loss record in 2023, 7-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Muller | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 79 | 52 |
| Pts | 257-207 | 202-145 |
| Total Points | 464 | 347 |
| Winners | 116 | 74 |
| %Winners | 45% | 37% |
Both Muller and Michelsen played 3 matches. At the moment, Alexandre Muller lost 2 sets while Alex Michelsen hasn’t dropped a set so far. Muller has played 2 sets more than Michelsen (8 vs 6). Therefore, Muller played 27 games more than Michelsen. The French player scored 116 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Michelsen bagged 74 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Muller | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 160/234 | 102/144 |
| %1st in | 68% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 116/160 | 74/102 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 45/74 | 28/42 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 67% |
Muller blasted 11 aces (3.7 per match). Michelsen scored 4 aces (1.3 per match). Muller won 73% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Michelsen won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Muller | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 13 |
| Converted | 13/18 | 13/34 |
| % Converted | 72% | 38% |
| Conceded | 14 | 11 |
| Saved | 8 | 9 |
| % Saved | 57% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 |
Muller broke his opponents 13 times with a 72% conversion rate. Muller dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Michelsen broke his opponents 13 times with a 38% conversion rate. Alex conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Muller | |||||
| R1 Pablo Ficovich |
R2 Trungelliti |
1/4 Chan Hong |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 3-6 7-68 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-77 7-61 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 15 | 34 | 79 | |
| pts | 93-86 | 54-24 | 110-97 | 257-207 | |
| Total points | 179 | 78 | 207 | 464 | |
| Winners | 41 | 25 | 50 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 57/85 | 31/40 | 72/109 | 160/234 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 78% | 66% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 41/57 | 25/31 | 50/72 | 116/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 81% | 69% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 7/9 | 22/37 | 45/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 78% | 59% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/4 | 5/8 | 13/18 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 100% | 63% | 72% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 0/0 | 7/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 25% | – | 70% | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Michelsen | |||||
| R1 Marterer |
R2 Bolt |
1/4 Vukic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 17 | 20 | 52 | |
| pts | 65-43 | 63-40 | 74-62 | 202-145 | |
| Total points | 108 | 103 | 136 | 347 | |
| Winners | 20 | 22 | 32 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 35% | 43% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 28/40 | 28/45 | 46/59 | 102/144 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 62% | 78% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 20/28 | 22/28 | 32/46 | 74/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 79% | 70% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/12 | 9/17 | 9/13 | 28/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 83% | 53% | 69% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 5/8 | 3/13 | 13/34 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 63% | 23% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 2/3 | 4/5 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 80% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWLWWLLLLW Tennis Scores in Waco Challenger
- Borna GojoGojo – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-2 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Gastao EliasElias (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Seong Chan HongChan Hong (6-77 7-61 6-2) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Gastao EliasElias (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-2 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Borna GojoGojo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
