Roberto Carballes Baena gets by Alexandre Muller 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 in the final in Marrakech on Sunday. The epic lasted 3 hours and 1 minute. This is the first time that the Spaniard conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this competition so far was reaching the semifinal. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Carballes Baena added € 35,665 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 85,605 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Alexandre Muller Grand Prix Hassan II – Marrakech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coCvaXhDaQk
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:01
At the end of the match, Roberto scored 106 points vs. the French player’s 102.
Carballes Baena
Carballes Baena won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.
Muller
On the other side, Alexandre was struggling when converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Carballes Baena and Muller is 2-0 for Roberto.
This was the 2nd career title for Carballes Baena. He won the previous title in Quito. (see list of titles and finals). This was Muller’s 1st final. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Alexandre conquered in the 7th game (4-3) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).
Alexandre was spot on in converting all his break points in the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 11th game (6-3 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Spaniard was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th game (2-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 66 points. Alexandre was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Roberto (35-31). Muller surrendered 7 points on serve (22-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Roberto conceded 13 points on serve (24-13).
Roberto won the set after he broke Alexandre in the 6th (4-2) game. Muller tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, the Spaniard maintained the focus to win the set 7-6.
Roberto converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 14th game (7-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the French player converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 92 points. This set was so close that, The Spaniard won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The Spaniard surrendered 12 points on serve (20-12). on the other side of the net, Muller conceded 26 points on serve (34-26).
Carballes Baena commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Alexandre Muller in the 2nd game (2-0). That break was the key for Roberto to win the set (6-2) as there were no other breaks.
Carballes Baena converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (4-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the French player was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 50 points. The Spaniard won 6 points more than Muller (28-22). The Spaniard surrendered 5 points on serve (17-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Alexandre conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).
