In the knockout stages of the Hamburg ATP, Alexandre Müller thwarted the forecasts by offering himself the Scalp of Alexander Zverev in three sets. The Frenchman qualifies for the quarterfinals.
The feat of this Wednesday day is to put the credit of Alexandre Müller! And in what way! At the start of the day, the Frenchman took the best on Alexander Zverev in three sets (6-3, 3-6, 7 (7) -6 (5)) and 2:42 playing for the knockout stages of the Hamburg ATP.
After defeating Elias Ymer in two rounds when he entered the running, the 40th in the world ranking made a hell of a blow by offering himself the 3rd in the world, moreover at home! The German, who had not planned to line up at the house, finally accepted the Wild-Card but without succeeding in making it grow.
And it’s quite worrying a few days before Roland-Garros. But do not be mistaken, the reverse of the German is not only due to its errors. The Frenchman made a hell of a match, well helped by a nice percentage in the service (64% success) especially on his first ball (74% points earned on his first service, 51% on his second).
Mpeshi Perricard or Auger-Aliassime?
Alexandre Müller in any case perfectly done the job during the first set, taking advantage of a big first ball and above all, a break obtained at 3-2 to easily finish this first round on his first opportunity. Alexandre Zverev ended up getting into the match fully with a second set started drum (3-0) before letting his opponent come back. And the German has made a great fright since he saved three break balls at 4-4 to avoid leaving the French to serve for the match …
During the third and last set, the two men each gave a break and fought a tough battle to the decisive game. But in this exercise, Alexandre Müller was the strongest. With its 29 points won for 36 direct faults, the 40th world signs a sacred feat against the German, author of 29 winning points but especially 47 direct faults. In the next round, Müller will meet either his compatriot Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard or the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
