ATP Newport: Youngster Alex Michelsen sensational in the semifinals
Alex Michelsen, 18 years young. surprisingly reached the semifinals at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Newport. There it is against John Isner tomorrow.
by tennisnet.com
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Jul 21, 2023, 11:23 pm
It can go so fast: At the beginning of the week, 18-year-old Alex Michelsen celebrated his first match win on the ATP tour in Newport. A few days later, the American is now in the semifinals. And that with a sovereign 6: 3 and 6: 3 against compatriot Mackenzie McDonald. The task will be even more difficult in the semi-finals - John Isner, the four-time champion of Newport, awaits. In the last quarterfinals of the day, Isner defeated tournament favorite Tommy Paul 4:6, 6:3 and 7:6 (4).
In any case, Michelsen's rise is remarkable: just last week in Chicago the teenager celebrated his first tournament victory on the ATP Challenger Tour. which catapulted him into the top 200 players in the world rankings for the first time. Prior to that, Michelsen had qualified for the peloton in Mallorca, but failed in round one to eventual champion Christopher Eubanks.
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And now the run in Newport at the International Tennis Hall of Fame tournament. Michelsen started with a three-set win over Maxime Cressy, then James Duckworth had to believe it, again in three sets. With the success against McDonald, Michelsen made up at least 38 places in the charts and is 152nd in the live ranking.
Should the youngster from Florida actually make it to the Newport final, he would definitely be up against a Frenchman. Because on the lower branch, the finalist will be determined between Adrian Mannarino and Ugo Humbert.