Alexandre Müller, defending champion in Hong Kong, lost in the 2nd round. For his part, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard continues his journey to Brisbane and will play his quarter-final on Friday.
Newfound confidence for Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard? The 67th in the world scored a second victory in Brisbane this Thursday, to reach the quarter-finals of the first tournament of the season. Everything was not easy for the 2m03 player, who experienced the greatest difficulties on Thursday to overcome the Australian Rinky Hijikata (111th) 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4).
Almost at the same time, the defending champion of the Hong Kong tournament, Alexandre Müller, lost in two sets against the American Marcos Giron.
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Already four tie-breaks won this season by Mpetshi Perricard
Two days after a prestigious success against the American Tommy Paul (20th), Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard had great difficulty dominating the Australian from qualifying. But by being solid on the important points, notably during the two tie-breaks, the Frenchman extricated himself from the local trap. This makes four decisive games won in two matches by the Lyonnais.
Encouraging results ahead of the Australian Open for the big French server who ended the year 2025 with three defeats in the first round. Thanks to this victory, the 22-year-old Frenchman reached his seventh quarter-final on the ATP circuit, where he will face the American Aleksandar Kovacevic (58th).
For his part, Quentin Halys stops in the second round of the Australian tournament. The 91st player in the world, from qualifying, was logically beaten by the American Brandon Nakashima (33rd) 6-2, 6-4, at the end of a match during which he accumulated unforced errors and experienced difficulty serving. The 33rd in the world awaits his next opponent: the Belgian Raphaël Collignon or the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
Exit from the road for Müller in Hong Kong
The Frenchman Alexandre Müller (52nd in the world), winner in January 2025 in Hong Kong of his only title on the ATP circuit, was eliminated Thursday in the second round of the tournament by Marcos Giron (64th) 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). The American will face his compatriot Michael Mmoh (285th) or the Russian Karen Khachanov (17th) on Friday for a place in the last four.
Alexandre Müller was the last Frenchman competing in Hong Kong, after the elimination of Valentin Royer (56th) and Adrian Mannarino (68th) in the first round. He is expected to compete in the ATP 250 in Auckland (January 12-17) before heading to Melbourne for the Australian Open (January 18-February 1), the first Grand Slam of the 2026 season.
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