I say M

A slight improvement for Muller or the start of a real return to form?

Given the match he played, and the motivation he had from the first point, I think we can count on him for the rest. Afterwards, the match-up was still good for him. It allowed him to shine. Because on these slow hard courts, Khachanov's incessant refusal to go to the net ended up being an ordeal for him. Because apart from his serve, a good Muller showed that he could compete with him from baseline in these conditions. Facing Marozsan now? We can't repeat it enough: the conditions are excellent for him, because he can play his dictator game. His victory against Bonzi is no surprise, and it allowed him to regain some confidence after the Davis Cup. Will Alex manage to counter the Hungarian's ardor? The conditions might make me believe so, but I think the opposite. I'm a little stunned by the violence of Marozsan's shots. He literally clubs you, and slips you a well-distincted drop shot in the middle to make it clear that if you back off too much, you're going to get hit hard. For me, in Beijing, his game trumps the Muller moped...