By Alberto Amalfi | Friday, April 7, 2023
Top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti lost, but second-seeded Daniel Evans moved on in Marrakech.
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Top seeds took disparate trips in Marrakech today.
World No. 126 Alexandre Muller upset top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 to reach his first career ATP semifinal on the red clay of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech.
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Facing a Top 25 player for the first time this season, Muller converted three of 10 break points in a one hour, 53-minute victory.
The 26-year-old Frenchman, who upset sixth-seeded compatriot Richard Gasquet in his opener, will play either 87th-ranked Aussie Christopher O'Connell or Pavel Kotov for a spot in his first final.
No. 2-seeded Dan Evans saved two of three break points in a 6-3, 7-5 win over Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori.
Evans, who snapped a six-match losing streak with his second-round win over Alexi Popyrin, will play Roberto Carballes Baena in tomorrow's semifinals. Carballes Baena beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.