Rudolf Molleker and Andrew Paulson will square off in the quarter of the Tulln Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rudolf Molleker who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rudolf Molleker is the pick to win this match.
Rudolf Molleker -> 1.65
Andrew Paulson -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Rudolf Molleker vs. Andrew Paulson
This will be the 2nd time that Rudolf Molleker and Andrew Paulson clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Molleker (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Molleker won 7-5 4-6 6-1 in the 1st round in the Prague 3 Challenger back in 2021.
Rudolf Molleker
23 - 26win/loss
269
146
LLLLLLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-34 | 4-8 | 15-18 | 7-6 | 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. 256, Molleker got to the quarter after beating Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 and Valentin Royer 7-5 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Molleker had a good straight sets win against Royer (7-5 6-4). During the match, Molleker scored 69 points vs Royer’s 61. Rudolf was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Molleker made 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Rudolf Molleker was exceptionally effective on serve to win 87% (26/30) of his 1st serve and 61% (20/33) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Molleker broke Royer twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Molleker has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Molleker has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 53% of his matches (226-198). 10-14 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Molleker has a compiled165-120 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
The German’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Lugano Challenger.
Molleker has an overall 23-26 win-loss record in 2024, 10-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tulln Challenger
Andrew Paulson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-22 | 1-3 | 31-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| 2022 | 53-27 | 6-3 | 30-15 | 15-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 47-26 | 19-8 | 11-11 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 378, the Czech reached the quarter after beating Michael Vrbensky 6-4 4-6 7-5 and Vitaliy Sachko 6-1 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Paulson had a good straight sets win against Sachko (6-1 7-5). During the match Paulson scored 64 points vs Sachko’s 46. Paulson was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Paulson blasted 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Andrew Paulson lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Paulson put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the 2nd serve. Andrew broke Sachko 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Paulson has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Czech’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Cordenons Challenger.
Andrew has a compiled 11-5 win-loss record in 2024, 11-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tulln Challenger
Paulson has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Molleker | Paulson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 51 |
| Pts | 167-148 | 176-154 |
| Total Points | 315 | 330 |
| Winners | 66 | 77 |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% |
Both Molleker and Paulson played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Rudolf Molleker conceded 1 set, while Andrew Paulson dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Molleker and Paulson have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Molleker played 1 game more than Paulson. The German scored 66 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Andrew fired 77 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Molleker | Paulson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 79/155 | 106/170 |
| %1st in | 51% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 66/79 | 77/106 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 46/76 | 35/64 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 55% |
Molleker recorded 15 aces (7.5 per match). Paulson bagged 9 aces (4.5 per match). Molleker won 84% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Paulson won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Molleker | Paulson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 6 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 6/19 |
| % Converted | 36% | 32% |
| Conceded | 2 | 12 |
| Saved | 1 | 10 |
| % Saved | 50% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Rudolf broke his opponents 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Andrew broke his opponents 6 times with a 32% conversion rate. Paulson conceded his serve twice and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
| Molleker | ||||
| R1 Pucinelli De Almeida |
R2 Royer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-64 6-1 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 22 | 52 | |
| pts | 98-87 | 69-61 | 167-148 | |
| Total points | 185 | 130 | 315 | |
| Winners | 40 | 26 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 49/92 | 30/63 | 79/155 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 48% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 40/49 | 26/30 | 66/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 87% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/43 | 20/33 | 46/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/6 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 33% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paulson | ||||
| R1 Vrbensky |
R2 Sachko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 19 | 51 | |
| pts | 112-108 | 64-46 | 176-154 | |
| Total points | 220 | 110 | 330 | |
| Winners | 51 | 26 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 41% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 69/111 | 37/59 | 106/170 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 51/69 | 26/37 | 77/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/42 | 13/22 | 35/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 59% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/12 | 4/7 | 6/19 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 57% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 4/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 80% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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