Muller Sweeps Home Favourite At Ricoh Open

Gilles Muller upset the home crowd on Tuesday in ‘s-Hertogenbosch by knocking off top Dutchman Robin Haase 7-6(7), 6-4. Muller, the seventh seed, hit 24 aces to move into the second round of the Ricoh Open.

The left-hander, who made the semi-finals last year, next will face Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who dismissed Canadian Vasek Pospisil 7-6(7), 6-2. Garcia-Lopez leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 2-1, including a 2009 win on grass at The Queen’s Club. But Muller won their most recent contest in straight sets earlier this year in Sofia.

Frenchman Adrian Mannarino denied Italy’s Andreas Seppi his 300^th career win 6-4, 6-4. The left-hander will face Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev, who defeated Argentine Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 6-1.

Israel’s Dudi Sela will face top seed David Ferrer in the second round after outlasting American qualifier Dennis Novikov 7-5, 6-7(6), 7-6(5).