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Match Details
Fixture: (WC) Leo Borg vs Alexandre Muller
Date: October 15, 2024
Tournament: Stockholm Open 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard-court (Indoor)
Prize Money: €690,135
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN | India - Tennis TV
Leo Borg vs Alexandre Muller preview
Wildcard and home favorite Leo Borg is set to face Alexandre Muller in the first round of the 2024 Stockholm Open on Tuesday, October 15. The winner will face top seed Andrey Rublev in the second round.
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Borg has played just one ATP Tour match this season, which came at the Swedish Open in Bastad. He received a wildcard entry there as well but was defeated in the first round by Rafael Nadal. His only other professional outing this year was in the Davis Cup, where he secured a straight-sets victory over India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan.
Borg last took part in an ITF F11 event in Poland, where he was seeded fifth. He won his opening match but was eliminated in the second round by Alex Knaff, despite taking the first set. His best result recently came at the ITF event in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, where he reached the semifinals.
Muller, in contrast, enters the Stockholm Open with a 14-17 match record this season. His best performance came at the start of the year in Auckland, where he reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier. He also made the fourth round at the Rome Masters and reached the second round at both the French Open and US Open.
Muller last featured at the Shanghai Masters, where he defeated Luca Nardi and 18th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the third round, before falling to 10th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a competitive 6-3, 7-5 loss.
Leo Borg vs Alexandre Muller head-to-head
Leo Borg and Alexandre Muller have yet to face off in professional competition so their head-to-head currently stands at 0-0.
Leo Borg vs Alexandre Muller odds
(Odds sourced from BetMGM)
Leo Borg vs Alexandre Muller prediction
Alexandre Muller enters this match-up as the slight favorite against local wildcard Leo Borg, thanks to his superior experience on the professional circuit and significantly better form recently.
Borg has yet to play a hard-court match in the ATP main draw this year, but holds a solid 21-10 record on the surface in ITF events, where he has also claimed two titles. Hard-court has been his most successful surface so far.
Muller, on the other hand, comes into Stockholm riding the momentum of his impressive run at the Shanghai Masters last week. With a 10-9 record on hard-courts this season, he will be eager to maintain his form. The faster indoor courts in Sweden are likely to complement his counter-attacking baseline style.
While Borg is expected to put up a fight in front of the home faithful, the statistics and momentum favor Muller for the win in this encounter.
Pick: Muller in straight sets.
