Hong Kong Open: Muller moves into quarter-finals
Alexandre Muller edged out Miomir Kecmanovic 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (10) on Wednesday. He’ll face the winner of the match between Zizou Bergs and Arthur Fils next
Alexandre Muller (Federico Pestellini / Panoramic)
Frenchman Alexandre Muller moved into the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open by edging out Serb Miomir Kecmanovic 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (10) at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Muller, ranked No 67, will play the winner of the match between Belgian wildcard Zizou Bergs and Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 4 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the Frenchman defeated Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler (2-6, 6-4, 6-3).
Kecmanovic, ranked No 54, won against Italian Luciano Darderi, the No 8 seed (6-3, 6-3) in the previous round of the Hong Kong tournament.
Hong Kong ATP 250, other second-round results (Victoria Park Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):
- Gabriel Diallo vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Nuno Borges vs. Jaume Munar
- Juncheng Shang vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
- Andrey Rublev vs. Fabian Marozsan
- Karen Khachanov vs. Kei Nishikori
- Zizou Bergs vs. Arthur Fils
- Cameron Norrie beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
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