Facundo Diaz Acosta and Rudolf Molleker will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Heilbronn Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Facundo Diaz Acosta who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Facundo Diaz Acosta is the pick to win this match.
Facundo Diaz Acosta -> 1.31
Rudolf Molleker -> 3.3
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Rudolf Molleker
There is no head to head record between Facundo Diaz Acosta and Rudolf Molleker since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Facundo Diaz Acosta
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-19 | 3-8 | 16-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-25 | 4-4 | 46-20 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-21 | 0-1 | 31-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-30 | 7-4 | 36-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-12 | 10-7 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 137, Facundo got to the semifinal after defeating Oscar Otte 6-4 6-71 6-1, Maxime Janvier 6-1 3-6 7-65 and Akira Santillan 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter, Diaz Acosta had a good straight sets win against Santillan (7-5 6-3). During the match, Diaz Acosta scored 76 points vs Santillan’s 65. Facundo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Diaz Acosta blasted 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Facundo Diaz Acosta lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Diaz Acosta put 71% of his first serves in, winning 76% (34/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (9/18) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Santillan 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Diaz Acosta has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (166-99). 24-10 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Diaz Acosta has an overall146-84 record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Savannah Challenger where he beat Tristan Boyer in the final 6-3 6-1 and the Oeiras 4 Challenger where he overcame Aleksandar Vukic in the final 6-4 6-3.
The Argentine has a composed 27-12 win-loss record in 2023, 24-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Heilbronn Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
Rudolf Molleker
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-30 | 4-7 | 15-17 | 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. 338, Rudolf got to the semifinal after beating Sebastian Fanselow 6-4 6-75 6-1, Fabian Marozsan 7-5 6-4 and Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4 5-7 7-5.
In the quarter, Rudolf defeated Elahi Galan Riveros (6-4 5-7 7-5). During the match Molleker scored 113 points vs Elahi Galan Riveros’s 109. Rudolf was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Molleker struck 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Rudolf Molleker was quite effective on serve to win 73% (45/62) of his 1st serve and 54% (26/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Molleker broke Elahi Galan Riveros 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Molleker has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Molleker’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Oberhaching,M25 Palmanova and M25 Bodrum.
Rudolf has a compiled 30-16 win-loss record in 2023, 22-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Heilbronn Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2018. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diaz Acosta | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 80 | 86 |
| Pts | 269-239 | 296-269 |
| Total Points | 508 | 565 |
| Winners | 118 | 126 |
| %Winners | 44% | 43% |
Both Diaz Acosta and Molleker played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Facundo Diaz Acosta conceded 2 sets, while Rudolf Molleker lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Diaz Acosta and Molleker have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Diaz Acosta played 6 games less than Molleker. Facundo scored 118 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Molleker bagged 126 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diaz Acosta | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 35 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 11.7 |
| 1st in | 163/247 | 161/284 |
| %1st in | 66% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 118/163 | 126/161 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 51/84 | 65/123 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 53% |
Diaz Acosta fired 9 aces (3 per match). Molleker struck 35 aces (11.7 per match). Diaz Acosta won 72% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Molleker won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Diaz Acosta | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 9 |
| Converted | 9/23 | 9/22 |
| % Converted | 39% | 41% |
| Conceded | 11 | 24 |
| Saved | 8 | 21 |
| % Saved | 73% | 88% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Diaz Acosta broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Argentine lost his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Rudolf broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. Rudolf conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.
| Diaz Acosta | |||||
| R1 Otte |
R2 Janvier |
1/4 Santillan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-71 6-1 | 6-1 3-6 7-65 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 29 | 21 | 80 | |
| pts | 96-85 | 97-89 | 76-65 | 269-239 | |
| Total points | 181 | 186 | 141 | 508 | |
| Winners | 45 | 39 | 34 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 40% | 45% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 63/101 | 55/83 | 45/63 | 163/247 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 66% | 71% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 45/63 | 39/55 | 34/45 | 118/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | 76% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/38 | 20/28 | 9/18 | 51/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 71% | 50% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 2/10 | 3/8 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 20% | 38% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 0% | 80% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Molleker | |||||
| R1 Fanselow |
R2 Marozsan |
1/4 Elahi Galan Riveros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-75 6-1 | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 5-7 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 22 | 34 | 86 | |
| pts | 101-86 | 82-74 | 113-109 | 296-269 | |
| Total points | 187 | 156 | 222 | 565 | |
| Winners | 42 | 39 | 45 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 48% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 17 | 10 | 8 | 35 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 49/88 | 50/86 | 62/110 | 161/284 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 58% | 56% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 42/49 | 39/50 | 45/62 | 126/161 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 78% | 73% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/39 | 17/36 | 26/48 | 65/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 47% | 54% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 2/7 | 3/8 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 29% | 38% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 11/11 | 8/10 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 80% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWWLWW Tennis Scores in Heilbronn Challenger
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Pavel KotovKotov (6-4 4-6 7-63) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Akira SantillanSantillan (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (0-0) – H2H and prediction
