Italian Mattia Bellucci beat Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of qualifying at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The ATP 1000 event is taking place on hard courts in Shanghai, with prize money of $11,2 million. Match results are provided by api.tennis.
Match progress
The match was completed in two sets. Bellucci took the first by two games, before the gap grew to four in the second. Muller was unable to extend the match or force a third set.
Bellucci is the fifth seed in qualifying, is ranked No. 88 and has 670 points. Muller is the 19th seed, sits at No. 130 and has 431 points. The ranking figures are provided by rank.tennis.
In the first round, the Italian came back against Elias Ymer: 4-6, 7-5, 7-6. Muller opened qualifying with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 win over Rio Noguchi.
Bellucci also faced Muller at the Jingshan Open. In the first round of that tournament (R32), he won 6-0, 6-3, and then in the round of 16 defeated Adam Walton 7-5, 6-2.