Alexandre Muller meets Arthur Fils in the second round of the Masters 1000 in Rome

The last French player to enter action on Thursday, Alexandre Muller joined Corentin Moutet and Varvara Gracheva on the qualifying bench for the second round of the Masters 1000 in Rome. A great performance since the 109th in the world, who came out of the qualification, took the scalp of Marton Fucsovics, 50th in the world and recent winner of the ATP 250 in Bucharest. Moreover, after having been clearly dominated in the first set and not having the slightest opportunity in the second. But the Frenchman pulled away to win in the end, around 11pm (4-6, 7-6 [5]6-2).

Muller managed to turn the match in the tie-break of the second set, where he managed to win as many points on his opponent’s serve (3) as in the whole set. His willingness to take a chance on the return journey had paid off. More and more liberated, he then flew through the last act, signed a double break (5-1), and then completed the success with a shutout. In the second round, he will face another Frenchman, Arthur Fils, the No. 31 seed.