Liam Draxl and Rudolf Molleker will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Oeiras 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:25 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liam Draxl who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Liam Draxl is the pick to win this match.
Liam Draxl -> 1.4
Rudolf Molleker -> 2.77
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Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Rudolf Molleker
There is no head to head record between Liam Draxl and Rudolf Molleker since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Liam Draxl
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-24 | 21-10 | 17-12 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-9 | 23-5 | 0-0 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-16 | 16-10 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-14 | 16-9 | 12-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 246, Draxl got to the semifinal after defeating Jeff Wolf 5-7 6-2 6-4, Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 3-6 6-1 7-6(7) and Alexander Ritschard 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Ritschard (6-4 6-1). During the match, Draxl scored 57 points vs Ritschard’s 36. Liam was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Draxl scored 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Liam Draxl was very efficient on serve to win 75% (24/32) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Draxl broke Ritschard 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has conceded 2 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Draxl has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 67% of his matches (164-81). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Draxl has an aggregate38-16 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
The Canadian has an aggregate 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 1 Challenger
Draxl has never competed in this tournament before.
Rudolf Molleker
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 283, Molleker got to the semifinal after defeating Pol Martin Tiffon 7-6(3) 6-2, Karue Sell 6-4 6-4 and Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, The German had a good straight sets win against Cornut-Chauvinc (6-3 6-4). During the match Molleker scored 63 points vs Cornut-Chauvinc’s 52. Molleker was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Molleker struck 3 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Rudolf Molleker was pretty efficient on serve to win 84% (27/32) of his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Rudolf broke Cornut-Chauvinc 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The German has a composed 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Draxl | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 60 |
| Pts | 267-231 | 198-158 |
| Total Points | 498 | 356 |
| Winners | 124 | 82 |
| %Winners | 46% | 41% |
Both Draxl and Molleker played 3 matches. At the moment, Liam Draxl surrendered 2 sets while Rudolf Molleker hasn’t lost a set so far. Draxl has played 2 sets more than Molleker (8 vs 6). Therefore, Draxl played 16 games more than Molleker. The Canadian scored 124 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The German recorded 82 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Draxl | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 5.7 |
| 1st in | 168/259 | 107/172 |
| %1st in | 65% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 124/168 | 82/107 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 40/91 | 34/65 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 52% |
Draxl recorded 18 aces (6 per match). Molleker blasted 17 aces (5.7 per match). Draxl won 74% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Molleker won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Draxl | Molleker |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 11 |
| Converted | 13/36 | 11/18 |
| % Converted | 36% | 61% |
| Conceded | 21 | 9 |
| Saved | 14 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 4 |
The Canadian broke his opponents 13 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Canadian dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The German broke his opponents 11 times with a 61% conversion rate. Molleker conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Draxl | |||||
| R1 Wolf |
R2 Vincent |
1/4 Ritschard |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-2 6-4 | 3-6 6-1 7-67 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 29 | 17 | 76 | |
| pts | 99-92 | 111-103 | 57-36 | 267-231 | |
| Total points | 191 | 214 | 93 | 498 | |
| Winners | 44 | 56 | 24 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 50% | 42% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 59/101 | 77/111 | 32/47 | 168/259 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 69% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 44/59 | 56/77 | 24/32 | 124/168 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 73% | 75% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/42 | 13/34 | 10/15 | 40/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 38% | 67% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 3/15 | 4/6 | 13/36 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 20% | 67% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 7/9 | 2/3 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 78% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Molleker | |||||
| R1 Martin |
R2 Sell |
1/4 Cornut-Chauvinc |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 20 | 19 | 60 | |
| pts | 73-54 | 62-52 | 63-52 | 198-158 | |
| Total points | 127 | 114 | 115 | 356 | |
| Winners | 27 | 28 | 27 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 45% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 35/58 | 40/60 | 32/54 | 107/172 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 67% | 59% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 28/40 | 27/32 | 82/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 70% | 84% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 9/20 | 12/22 | 34/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 45% | 55% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 11/18 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 60% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 33% | 100% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
WWW
WWW Tennis Scores in Oeiras 1 Challenger
- Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic – Zsombor PirosPiros (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel RinconRincon – Max Hans RehbergHans Rehberg (3-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Antoine Cornut-ChauvincCornut-Chauvinc (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Alexander RitschardRitschard (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic – Zsombor PirosPiros (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel RinconRincon – Max Hans RehbergHans Rehberg (3-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Antoine Cornut-ChauvincCornut-Chauvinc (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Alexander RitschardRitschard (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Liam DraxlDraxl (0-0) – H2H and prediction
