Jelle Sels and Alexis Gautier will square off in the 2^nd round of the Mouilleron for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:30 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jelle Sels who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jelle Sels is the pick to win this match.
Jelle Sels -> 1.39
Alexis Gautier -> 2.81

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Prediction and head to head Jelle Sels vs. Alexis Gautier

There is no head to head record between Jelle Sels and Alexis Gautier since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Jelle Sels

Ranked no. 323, Sels got to the 2^nd round after defeating Lucas Miedler 6-3 6-2, Arthur Reymond 7-5 7-6(3) and Mathias Bourgue 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4.

In the 1^st round against Bourgue, Sels recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7⁴ 6-3 6-4). During the match, Sels scored 97 points vs Bourgue’s 86. Sels was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.

Regarding the service games, Sels fired 7 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Jelle Sels was pretty effective on serve to win 75% (49/65) of his 1st serve and 78% (21/27) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jelle broke Bourgue twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Sels has positive record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (322-254). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sels has a composed 66-58 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Sels’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Mandya,M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio,M25 Santa Margherita di Pula,M25 Reggio Emilia and the Dobrich 2 Challenger.

Jelle has a composed 44-21 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Le

Alexis Gautier

Ranked no. 439, Gautier reached the 2^nd round after beating Tristan Lamasine 1-6 6-1 6-4 and Daniel Masur 7-5 6-4.

In the 1^st round, Gautier had a good straight sets win against Masur (7-5 6-4). During the match Gautier scored 81 points vs Masur’s 72. Gautier was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Talking about serving, Gautier scored 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexis Gautier was quite efficient on serve to win 80% (35/44) of his 1st serve and 57% (12/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The French player broke Masur twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).

Alexis’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Creteil.

Alexis has an overall 17-26 win-loss record in 2024, 14-12 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Le

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2022. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Sels	Gautier
Match played	3	2
Tot Set	7	5
Tot Games	74	46
Pts	237-190	152-138
Total Points	427	290
Winners	117	69
%Winners	49%	45%

Sels played 3 matches while Gautier competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jelle Sels surrendered 1 set, while Alexis Gautier conceded 1 set. Sels has played 2 sets more than Gautier (7 vs 5). Therefore, Sels played 28 games more than Gautier. Sels scored 117 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The French player struck 69 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Sels	Gautier
Aces	24	17
Avg per match	8	8.5
1st in	149/208	89/133
%1st in	72%	67%
1st pts	117/149	69/89
%1st pts	79%	78%
2nd pts	40/59	21/44
%2nd pts	68%	48%

Sels fired 24 aces (8 per match). Gautier scored 17 aces (8.5 per match). Sels won 79% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Gautier won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Sels	Gautier
Won	8	6
Converted	8/17	6/14
% Converted	47%	43%
Conceded	4	8
Saved	2	5
% Saved	50%	63%
Times Broken	2	3

Jelle broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. Jelle conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. Alexis conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.

Sels
	Q1 Miedler	Q3 Reymond	R1 Bourgue	Total
Score	6-3 6-2	7-5 7-63	6-74 6-3 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	17	25	32	74
pts	56-33	84-71	97-86	237-190
Total points	89	155	183	427
Winners	33	35	49	117
%Winners	59%	42%	51%	49%
SERVE
Aces	11	6	7	24
Double Faults	0	1	0	1
1st in	37/46	47/70	65/92	149/208
% 1st in	80%	67%	71%	72%
1st pts	33/37	35/47	49/65	117/149
% 1st pts	89%	74%	75%	79%
2nd pts	4/9	15/23	21/27	40/59
% 2nd pts	44%	65%	78%	68%
Breaks
Won	3	3	2	8
Converted	3/4	3/9	2/4	8/17
Converted %	75%	33%	50%	47%
Conceded	0	2	2	4
Saved	0/0	0/2	2/2	2
Saved %	–	0%	100%	33%
Times Broken	0	2	0	2

Gautier
	Q1 Lamasine	Q3 Gadamauri	R1 Masur	Total
Score	1-6 6-1 6-4	6-2 3-6 7-66	7-5 6-4
Tot Set	3	3	2	8
Tot Games	24	30	22	76
pts	71-66	–	81-72	152-138
Total points	137	0	153	290
Winners	34		35	69
%Winners	48%	0%	43%	45%
SERVE
Aces	6	0	11	17
Double Faults	1		2	3
1st in	45/68	/	44/65	89/133
% 1st in	66%	0%	68%	67%
1st pts	34/45	/	35/44	69/89
% 1st pts	76%	0%	80%	78%
2nd pts	9/23	/	12/21	21/44
% 2nd pts	39%	0%	57%	48%
Breaks
Won	4		2	6
Converted	4/5	/	2/9	6/14
Converted %	80%	0%	22%	43%
Conceded	6		2	8
Saved	3/6	0/	2/2	5
Saved %	50%	–	100%	50%
Times Broken	3		0	3

Tennis Scores in Le

• Dino PrizmicDino – Richard GasquetRichard (6-7(8) 7-5 6-3) – See score progression

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• Jelle SelsSels – Alexis GautierGautier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Quentin HalysHalys – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Calvin HemeryHemery – Lucas PouillePouille (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Manuel GuinardGuinard – Elias YmerYmer (1-1) – H2H and prediction