Müller eliminated by Borges at the Australian Open
Alexandre Müller was unable to confirm his excellent start to the season, marked by a title at the Hong Kong tournament.
The Frenchman lost in four sets to Nuno Borges, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 in 2h57 of play. Despite winning the first set, Müller had no answer to the Portuguese.
He converted just one of his five break points.
In the next round, Borges will face either Jordan Thompson or Dominik Koepfer.
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