HONG KONG, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — France’s Alexandre Muller got here again from one set all the way down to defeat former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan within the ATP Hong Kong Open last on Sunday.
Muller, ranked 67th on the earth, dropped the primary set 6-2. However, he turned the match round, profitable the subsequent two units 6-1 and 6-3. The match lasted one hour and 43 minutes at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park.
Nishikori, 35, entered the match with a wild card. This marked his first last since 2019, following the withdrawal of Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng of their semifinal conflict attributable to sickness on Saturday.
In latest years, Nishikori has struggled with accidents, inflicting him to drop out of the highest 100 on the earth rankings.