Marrakech Open: Muller battles past Dellien to reach quarter-finals

Frenchman Alexandre Muller, the No 3 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Marrakech Open by edging out Hugo Dellien 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 at Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech.

Muller, ranked No 41, will play the winner of the match between Dutchman Jesper De Jong and Pole qualifier Kamil Majchrzak next.

In the previous round of the Marrakech tournament, Dellien, ranked No 102, edged out Australian Aleksandar Vukic (7-5, 4-6, 7-5).

Marrakech ATP 250, other second-round results (Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, clay, EUR 596.035, most recent results first):

• Vit Kopriva vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Luciano Darderi vs. Hugo Gaston
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Mattia Bellucci
• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
• Raphael Collignon vs. Nuno Borges
• Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Otto Virtanen
• Jesper De Jong vs. Kamil Majchrzak: wednesday