Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 50) celebrated his entry into the top-50 of the ATP ranking in the best possible way: qualification for the round of 16 of the ATP 250 tournament in Montpellier. The Zurich player won 6-3 3-6 6-3 ahead of Luca Van Assche (145).
Three days following his feat in Trier once morest Alexander Zverev in the Davis Cup, he was able to thwart the trap represented by this first round once morest one of the two great hopes of French tennis. The second, Arthur Fils had also beaten Richard Gasquet the day before.
Marc-Andrea Hüsler reacted perfectly to the loss of the 2nd set. He won 12 of the first 13 runs in Round 3 to regain control. Thursday, the left-hander will once more cross paths with Holger Rune (9) seeded No. 1 in the table. The Dane will be thirsty for revenge following his 2 defeats conceded once morest Marc-Andrea Hüsler last year in the 1st round in Bastad and, above all, in the final of the Sofia tournament.
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