Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller dispatched Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in the 2nd round of the Moselle Open tennis tournament in Metz on Wednesday.
The no. 37 ranked Gilles Muller served and returned well to dominate the match over the no. 106 ranked qualifier Nikoloz.
Gilles will take on top seed and rising Austrian star Dominic Thiem in the next round.
RESULTS - 21 SEPTEMBER 2016
Men’s Singles - Second Round
[1] D. Thiem (AUT) d [Q] P. Gojowczyk (GER) 7-5, 7-6(2)
[6] G. Muller (LUX) d [Q] N. Basilashvili (GEO) 6-4, 6)2
[WC] J. Benneteau (FRA) d D. Brown (GER) 6-3, 6-4
First Round
[8] N. Mahut (FRA) d [WC] Q. Halys (FRA) 6-3, 6-4
M. Jaziri (TUN) d I. Dodig (CRO) 6-4, 7-6(3)
P. Herbert (FRA) d I. Cervantes (ESP) 7-6(3), 6-2
I. Marchenko (UKR) d A. Seppi (ITA) 67(1) 6-3, 7-6(4)
J. Struff (GER) d [WC] T. Robredo (ESP) 7-6(5), 7-5
Men’s Doubles - First Round
M. Daniell (NZL) / M. Demoliner (BRA) d [1] J. Benneteau (FRA) / E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-2, 2-6, 10-7
[3] M. Pavic (CRO) / M. Venus (NZL) d S. Gonzalez (MEX) / D. Marrero (ESP) 5-7, 6-1; 11-9
J. Peralta (CHI) / H. Zeballos (ARG) d D. Brown (GER) / B. Paire (FRA) walkover
ORDER OF PLAY - THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2016
COURT PATRICE DOMINGUEZ start 12:00
M. Jaziri (TUN) vs [Q] V. Millot (FRA)
Not Before 14:00
[4] G. Simon (FRA) vs G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
J. Struff (GER) vs [2] D. Goffin (BEL)
Not Before 18:00
P. Herbert (FRA) vs [3] L. Pouille (FRA)
[8] N. Mahut (FRA) vs I. Marchenko (UKR)
COURT 1 start 13:00
[3] M. Pavic (CRO) / M. Venus (NZL) vs N. Monroe (USA) / A. Sitak (NZL)
J. Peralta (CHI) / H. Zeballos (ARG) vs [4] R. Lindstedt (SWE) / A. Qureshi (PAK)
M. Daniell (NZL) / M. Demoliner (BRA) vs C. Fleming (GBR) / S. Lipsky (USA)
G. Kretschmer (GER) / J. Struff (GER) vs [2] O. Marach (AUT) / F. Martin (FRA)
Photo by Jan McIntyre
