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Alexandre Muller def. Alexei Popyrin — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played19 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇫🇷ranked ATP number 50 going into this drawWon

Alexandre Muller 2 6 3 7 7

🇦🇺ranked ATP number 49 going into this draw

Alexei Popyrin 6 3 6 65 64

Next · Round of 64vs 🇩🇪Alexander Zverev

What this match is worth

Points earned

Muller +50Popyrin +10

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What decided it

  • Popyrin won more points, 161 to 148
  • Muller broke 3 times from 10 chances, Popyrin 5 from 10
  • Two tiebreaks, all to Muller
  • Muller came back from a set down
  • 40 aces and 0 double faults from Popyrin