Bedene battles back to beat Mathieu in Marseille opener

21 February 2017 02:39

Aljaz Bedene fought back from a set down to defeat Paul-Henri Mathieu in the opening round of the Open 13 in Marseille.

The British number four, who is ranked one place below Mathieu at 102 in the world, turned things around at the start of the second set and served 20 aces in a 3-6 6-1 6-4 victory.

He will face another Frenchman, fourth seed Lucas Pouille, in round two.

Source: PA