Tabur, the only bright spot for the French in Metz, Müller advances in his debut in Athens

Jules Hypolite

le 03/11/2025 à 22h07

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Athènes Berrettini Blanchet Halys Kovacevic Metz Mpetshi Perricard Muller Norrie Royer Sachko Struff Tabur Tien

Six French players were on court this Monday in Metz and Athens, with a generally disappointing overall result.

At the Moselle Open, only Clément Tabur, world number 243 and a qualifier, saved the honor. The young Frenchman scored the first top 100 win of his career by dominating Aleksandar Kovacevic (6-3, 6-2). He will face Francesco Passaro or Alexander Blockx in the second round.

The other French representatives all fell: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was beaten by Vitaliy Sachko (7-6, 6-3), Valentin Royer lost to Cameron Norrie (6-3, 6-7, 6-3), Quentin Halys fell to Matteo Berrettini (6-2, 6-4), while Ugo Blanchet, a wild card recipient, could not resist Learner Tien (6-3, 6-3).

In Athens, Alexandre Müller won a tough battle against Jan-Lennard Struff (6-3, 2-6, 7-6) and will face Tomas Etcheverry or Mackenzie McDonald for a place in the quarter-finals.