Aleksandar Vukic vs Alexandre Muller Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Grand Prix Hassan II

Prediction published on 01/04/2024, 08:52  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 01/04/2024 at 09:52 in Tennis Predictions

Alexandre Muller faces Aleksandar Vukic for a place in round two of the Grand Prix Hassan II tournament. This is an ATP 250 outdoor clay court tournament in Marrakech with the winner taking on second seed Sebastian Ofner next. Muller is 86th in the latest listings but was as high as 71st in January. He will be keen to get back into winning form as he's lost his last three matches, all played on an outdoor hard court. The Frenchman has been having an inconsistent time since reaching the quarter finals in Auckland in January. He'll be hoping that a return to clay will bring about some improvement. It did last year when he made it to the final of this tournament, losing to Roberto Carballes Baena. The pressure is on for him to do well as he's down to 106th in the live rankings as he has so many ranking points to defend this week.

Aleksandar Vukic is at 67th in the latest ranking list. He's not had a great year so far and has only had two wins in nine ATP Tour matches.  His first four matches of the year all ended in defeat. The Australian did recently reach the last four of a Challenger Tour event held in Phoenix but didn't beat anyone ranked in the top 100. On clay, Vukic has never won a main draw match at the French Open and failed to qualify for the main draw in the past three years. He did win a Challenger Tour event on clay last year and reached another final. His opponent has a better record though and we tip him to win this match.