Alex Michelsen and Corentin Moutet will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Almaty Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Corentin Moutet who should win in 3 sets.
Corentin Moutet -> 1.83
Alex Michelsen -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Corentin Moutet
This will be the 4th time that Alex Michelsen and Corentin Moutet play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Moutet (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Michelsen won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in August 2025.
Highlights Alex Michelsen vs Corentin Moutet – Cincinnati 09-August-2025
Alex Michelsen
29 - 24win/loss
38
30
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-27 | 14-13 | 6-5 | 4-5 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-34 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 8-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 36, Michelsen got to the semifinal after defeating Beibit Zhukayev 6-2 6-3, Aleksandar Vukic 6-3 6-2 and Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3 3-6 6-2.
In the quarter, Alex defeated Mochizuki (6-3 3-6 6-2). During the match, Michelsen scored 103 points vs Mochizuki’s 90. Alex was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Michelsen managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alex Michelsen lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Michelsen put 68% of his first serves in, winning 71% (49/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 34% (11/32) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Mochizuki 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has dropped 1 set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Michelsen has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 62% of his matches (158-95). 4-2 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Michelsen has an overall40-15 match record in the last 4 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Estoril Challenger where he beat Andrea Pellegrino in the final 6-4 6-4.
The American has an aggregate 29-24 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Almaty
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Corentin Moutet
37 - 25win/loss
35
31
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-29 | 15-12 | 10-9 | 7-4 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-26 | 4-6 | 22-15 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-25 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 7-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-21 | 13-6 | 20-8 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-16 | 8-4 | 5-8 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 41, the French player reached the semifinal after beating Bernard Tomic 6-1 7-6(9), Alexander Shevchenko 7-5 6-3 and Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 7-5.
In the quarter, Corentin had a good straight sets win against Struff (6-4 7-5). During the match Moutet scored 75 points vs Struff’s 69. The French player was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Moutet recorded 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Corentin Moutet lost the serve 3 times and he saved 15 break points. Furthermore, Moutet put 58% of his first serves in, winning 67% (31/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (16/34) on the 2nd serve. Moutet broke Struff 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Moutet hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Corentin’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Mallorca.
Moutet has an overall 37-25 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 | Michelsen | Moutet |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 63 |
| Pts | 225-176 | 242-208 |
| Total Points | 401 | 450 |
| Winners | 106 | 99 |
| %Winners | 47% | 41% |
Both Michelsen and Moutet played 3 matches. At the moment, Alex Michelsen lost 1 set while Corentin Moutet hasn’t dropped a set so far. Michelsen has played 1 set more than Moutet (7 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Michelsen played 3 games less than Moutet. Alex scored 106 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The French player scored 99 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Michelsen | Moutet |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 149/211 | 147/233 |
| %1st in | 71% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 106/149 | 99/147 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 30/62 | 48/86 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 56% |
Michelsen struck 18 aces (6 per match). Moutet scored 13 aces (4.3 per match). Michelsen won 71% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Moutet won 67% 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 | Michelsen | Moutet |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 11 |
| Converted | 12/27 | 11/24 |
| % Converted | 44% | 46% |
| Conceded | 12 | 28 |
| Saved | 8 | 23 |
| % Saved | 67% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The American broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. Michelsen surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Moutet broke his opponents 11 times with a 46% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Michelsen | |||||
| R1 Zhukayev | R2 Vukic | 1/4 Mochizuki | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 26 | 60 | |
| pts | 64-46 | 58-40 | 103-90 | 225-176 | |
| Total points | 110 | 98 | 193 | 401 | |
| Winners | 29 | 28 | 49 | 106 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 48% | 48% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 46/63 | 34/47 | 69/101 | 149/211 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 72% | 68% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 29/46 | 28/34 | 49/69 | 106/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 82% | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 8/13 | 11/32 | 30/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 62% | 34% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/6 | 5/14 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 50% | 36% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 67% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Moutet | |||||
| R1 Tomic | R2 Shevchenko | 1/4 Struff | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-69 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 21 | 22 | 63 | |
| pts | 90-74 | 77-65 | 75-69 | 242-208 | |
| Total points | 164 | 142 | 144 | 450 | |
| Winners | 40 | 28 | 31 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 36% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 52/84 | 49/69 | 46/80 | 147/233 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 71% | 58% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 40/52 | 28/49 | 31/46 | 99/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 57% | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 15/20 | 16/34 | 48/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 75% | 47% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 4/10 | 5/6 | 11/24 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 40% | 83% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 18 | 28 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 4/6 | 15/18 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Almaty
- Jakob Schnaitter/Mark WallnerSchnaitter/Mark Wallner – Matthew Christopher Romios/Ryan SeggermanChristopher Romios/Ryan Seggerman (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – (2-1) – H2H and prediction