Muller d. Basilashvili

Muller beat Basilashvili 7-6(3), 6-7(8), 6-4 in the first round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. Muller won 128 of 240 points (53%). Muller hit 4 aces to 9 and won 70% of points behind the first serve (56/80) against 59% for Basilashvili. Muller converted 6 of 14 break points and saved 2 of 7 faced; Basilashvili converted 5 of 7. Basilashvili double-faulted 6 times. The match was played on hard in Qatar.