Sixth seed Gilles Muller ended the 10-match Sydney winning streak of third seed and two-time defending champion Viktor Troicki, advancing into the final of the Apia International Sydney with a 6-3, 7-6(6) victory on Friday. "I served very well today, especially in the crucial moments when I was down break points," said Muller. "I always managed to serve a first big serve. It helped me a lot. Especially in the second set when I was also starting to struggle a little bit with the heat. In those pressure moments, the serve was there. That's what got me through." The 33-year-old Luxembourg native will play Daniel Evans in a first-time meeting on Saturday. Muller is looking for his first ATP World...
Watch highlights as sixth seed Gilles Muller advances to the Apia International Sydney semi-finals for the third consecutive time with a win over Pablo Cuevas on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images. Video Courtesy Tennis Australia.
Watch highlights as Gilles Muller defeats qualifier Matthew Barton in three sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Apia International Sydney. Photo: Getty Images. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.
Sixth seed Gilles Muller saves one match point to defeat Alexandr Dolgopolov in two hours and seven minutes at the Apia International Sydney on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.
Sixth seed Gilles Muller saved one match point at 4-5 in the deciding set to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in two hours and seven minutes. Muller, a semi-finalist in Sydney for the past two years, struck 14 aces and will next challenge qualifier Matthew Barton. Eighth seed Marcel Granollers required two hours and 37 minutes to beat lucky loser Santiago Giraldo, a replacement for the fatigued Fernando Verdasco, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3. Watch Highlights This month only keeps getting better for 17-year-old Alex De Minaur. Last week, the young Aussie qualified for an ATP World Tour event for the first time. On Tuesday, the Sydney native captured his first ATP World Tour match win, beating Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-3,...