Alexandre Muller and Raphael Collignon will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Lyon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on COURT SOPRA STERIA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexandre Muller who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexandre Muller is the pick to win this match.
Alexandre Muller -> 1.36
Raphael Collignon -> 2.92
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Prediction and head to head Alexandre Muller vs. Raphael Collignon
There is no head to head record between Alexandre Muller and Raphael Collignon since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alexandre Muller
22 - 17win/loss
103
71
LLWWWWLWLW | 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. 78, the French player got to the semifinal after defeating Juan Pablo Ficovich 7-5 6-0, Alibek Kachmazov 6-0 6-2 and Filip Cristian Jianu 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter, Alexandre had a good straight sets win against Cristian Jianu (6-2 6-2). During the match, Muller scored 65 points vs Cristian Jianu’s 39. Alexandre was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Muller scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Alexandre Muller was very effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Alexandre broke Cristian Jianu 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 61% of the points he played.
Muller has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (384-256). 13-8 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Muller has a composed 225-141 match record in the last years on clay.
The French player has an aggregate 21-17 win-loss record in 2024, 13-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lyon Challenger
Raphael Collignon
35 - 12win/loss
357
210
LWWWWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-12 | 4-2 | 21-4 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 15-16 | 0-0 | 6-5 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 61-22 | 14-4 | 38-12 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-20 | 11-11 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-6 | 6-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 413, Raphael got to the semifinal after defeating Mathys Erhard 7-5 6-4, Mathias Bourgue 6-4 6-2, Sebastian Fanselow 6-1 6-3, David Jorda Sanchis 6-0 7-5 and Luca Van Assche 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter, Raphael had a good straight sets win against Van Assche (7-5 6-3). During the match Collignon scored 92 points vs Van Assche’s 77. The Belgian was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Collignon bagged 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Raphael Collignon lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Collignon put 56% of his first serves in, winning 65% (26/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (16/31) on the 2nd serve. Raphael broke Van Assche 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Collignon started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.
Collignon’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Hammamet,M25 Angers and M25 Deauville.
Raphael has a composed 35-11 win-loss record in 2024, 21-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Muller | Collignon |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 95 |
| Pts | 199-127 | 352-256 |
| Total Points | 326 | 608 |
| Winners | 65 | 124 |
| %Winners | 33% | 35% |
Muller played 3 matches while Collignon competed in 5 matches. Collignon started his run from the qualifications while Muller had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Muller has played 4 set(s) less than Collignon (6 vs 10). Therefore, Muller played 47 games less than Collignon. Muller scored 65 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Collignon blasted 124 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Muller | Collignon |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 1st in | 93/169 | 167/287 |
| %1st in | 55% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 65/93 | 124/167 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 47/76 | 67/120 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 56% |
Muller recorded 5 aces (1.7 per match). Collignon blasted 14 aces (2.8 per match). Muller won 70% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Collignon won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Muller | Collignon |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 24 |
| Converted | 15/27 | 24/41 |
| % Converted | 56% | 59% |
| Conceded | 19 | 24 |
| Saved | 17 | 16 |
| % Saved | 89% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 8 |
Alexandre broke his opponents 15 times with a 56% conversion rate. Muller conceded his serve twice and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Collignon broke his opponents 24 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Muller | |||||
| R1 Pablo Ficovich |
R2 Kachmazov |
1/4 Cristian |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-0 | 6-0 6-2 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 14 | 16 | 48 | |
| pts | 72-50 | 62-38 | 65-39 | 199-127 | |
| Total points | 122 | 100 | 104 | 326 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | 23 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 34% | 35% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 33/64 | 29/54 | 31/51 | 93/169 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 54% | 61% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 21/33 | 21/29 | 23/31 | 65/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 72% | 74% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/31 | 15/25 | 11/20 | 47/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 60% | 55% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 15/27 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 56% | 63% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| Saved | 9/10 | 6/6 | 2/3 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 90% | 100% | 67% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Collignon | |||||||
| Q1 Erhard |
Q3 Bourgue |
R1 Fanselow |
R2 Jorda Sanchis |
1/4 Van |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-0 7-5 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 95 | |
| pts | 73-58 | 66-45 | 60-39 | 61-37 | 92-77 | 352-256 | |
| Total points | 131 | 111 | 99 | 98 | 169 | 608 | |
| Winners | 32 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 36% | 30% | 39% | 28% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 41/69 | 30/52 | 25/44 | 31/51 | 40/71 | 167/287 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 58% | 57% | 61% | 56% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 32/41 | 24/30 | 18/25 | 24/31 | 26/40 | 124/167 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 80% | 72% | 77% | 65% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/28 | 10/22 | 13/19 | 15/20 | 16/31 | 67/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 45% | 68% | 75% | 52% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/9 | 5/7 | 4/6 | 6/14 | 24/41 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 56% | 71% | 67% | 43% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 24 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 7/10 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 50% | 50% | 100% | 70% | 114% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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