Round 1: Muller knocks out Roger-Vasselin at Chennai Open

Gilles Muller of Luxembourg hit 29 aces in beating last year's runner-up Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France 6-7 (11), 6-1, 7-6 (3) in the opening round of the Aircel Chennai Open on Monday.[caption id="attachment_2018485" align="alignleft" width="380"] Reuters[/caption]The eighth-seeded Muller saved three break points, all in the third set, to wrap up the win in 2 hours, 23 minutes."It has obviously not been a good start to the year for me," Roger-Vasselin said. "Last year I reached the final but this time I'm out in the first round. I guess you've to take the good with the bad."The French player conceded he did not capitalize on chances."I must admit the tactic of giving up the second set so that I could be ready for the third did not work. I had my chances in the third set, but he played better than me, especially in the tie-breaker."Andreas Haider-Maurer of Austria advanced when seventh-seeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers retired due to cramps when trailing 3-6, 7-6 (6), 2-0.Borna Coric of Croatia needed just 66 minutes to defeat Dutch player Robin Haase 6-2, 6-2.Defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka has a first-round bye along with the other three top-seeded players, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Roberto Bautista-Agut and David Goffin.AP