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

Liam Draxl

3 - 0win/loss

Rank
246
High
233
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.

Oeiras 1 Challenger
Draxl's Record

Rudolf Molleker

Rudolf Molleker

3 - 0win/loss

Rank
283
High
146
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).

Oeiras 1 Challenger
Molleker's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

L.Draxl
R.Molleker
!
6h:49
6h:49
Time on court​
3h:46
3h:46
1h:09
1h:09
Last match​
1h:12
1h:12
3
3
Match played
3
3
76
76
Games Played​
60
60
8
8
Set played​​
6
6
267
267
Total points​
198
198
89
89
Avg point​
66
66
124
124
Winners
82
82
41.3
41.3
Avg Winners​
27.3
27.3
46%
46%
Ratio winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
18
18
Aces
17
17
6
6
Avg Aces
5.7
5.7
13
13
Double Faults
7
7
4.3
4.3
Avg Double Faults
2.3
2.3
124/168
124/168
1st won total​
82/107
82/107
!
74%
74%
1st won %
!
77%
77%
40/91
40/91
2nd won total​
34/65
34/65
44%
44%
2nd won %
52%
52%
-- Break Points --
13/36
13/36
BP won
11/18
11/18
4.3/12
4.3/12
Avg BP won
3.7/6
3.7/6
36%
36%
Won
!
61%
61%
21
21
Conceded
9
9
7
7
Avg Conceded
3
3
7
7
Broken
4
4
2.3
2.3
Avg Broken
1.3
1.3
14
14
Saved
5
5

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

Tennis Scores in Oeiras 1 Challenger

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