Alex Michelsen ousts Cressy in the 2nd round to clash vs Kovacevic at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open. HIGHLIGHTS – NEWPORT RESULTS

INFOSYS HALL OF FAME OPEN - NEWPORT DRAW AND RESULTS. Michelsen tops Cressy to face Aleksandar Kovacevic in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Maxime Cressy

Alex Michelsen defeats Maxime Cressy 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Newport on Wednesday in what was an all-American match. Michelsen will play Aleksandar Kovacevic in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes. His best result in this competition was reaching the final in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Michelsen
Newport
Michelsen's Record

Alex added to his prize money $ 8,385 after winning this match. He has already won $ 19,995 after this win. If he wins the next match, Alex will add $ 14,515 to his earnings to get in total $ 34,510 in total.

Highlights Alex Michelsen vs. Maxime Cressy Infosys Hall of Fame Open – Newport

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Michelsen
Cressy
Alex Michelsen
6-4 6-4
1h:22
Maxime Cressy
62
62
Total points
48
48
27
27
Winners
25
25
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
6
6
1
1
Double Faults
6
6
63%
63%
1st in
54%
54%
77%
77%
1st won
86%
86%
27/35
27/35
1st won
25/29
25/29
76%
76%
2nd won
40%
40%
16/21
16/21
2nd won
10/25
10/25
-- Break Points --
2/3
2/3
Total
0/2
0/2
67%
67%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Alex scored 62 points vs. Cressy’s 48.

Michelsen

Michelsen served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (27/35) behind his first serve, and he won 76% points (16/21) on his second serve. Alex was pretty effective at converting 67% of the break points that he procured (2/3).

Cressy

On the other side, Cressy wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Michelsen and Cressy is 2-1 for Alex.

Draw and next match H2H: Alex Michelsen vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic – stats

Michelsen will fight against Kovacevic in the quarter.

This will be the 3rd time that Alex Michelsen and Aleksandar Kovacevic play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they locked horns, Michelsen won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Geneva back in May 2024.

Alex Michelsen Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Michelsen 6-4
MichelsenCressy
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
MichelsenCressy
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
MichelsenCressy
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
MichelsenCressy
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
MichelsenCressy
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
MichelsenCressy
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
MichelsenCressy
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
MichelsenCressy
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
MichelsenCressy
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
MichelsenCressy
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MichelsenCressy
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Michelsen clinched in the 7th game (4-3) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Alex was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (3-3 0-40). On the other side, Alex didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Alex won just 3 points more than Maxime (30-27). Alex conceded 6 points on serve (22-6). On the losing side, Cressy conceded 8 points on serve (21-8).

2nd Set -
Michelsen 6-4
MichelsenCressy
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MichelsenCressy
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
MichelsenCressy
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
MichelsenCressy
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
MichelsenCressy
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MichelsenCressy
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
MichelsenCressy
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
MichelsenCressy
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
MichelsenCressy
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

Similarly to the 1st set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Alex clinched in the 7th game (4-3) just before finally conquering the set (6-4).

Michelsen converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40). On the other side, Maxime was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 53 points. Michelsen was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than Maxime (32-21). Alex conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). On the other side, Maxime conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).

1st
Michelsen
Cressy
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Michelsen
Cressy
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

Tennis Scores in Newport

  • Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Maxime CressyCressy (6-4 6-4)
  • Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 3-6 7-5)
  • Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 3-6 6-4)
  • Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Billy HarrisHarris (6-3 6-4)
  • Alex BoltBolt – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-62 6-4)
  • Aleksandar VukicVukic – Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri (6-2 7-63)
  • Christopher EubanksEubanks – Ethan QuinnQuinn (7-64 3-6 6-3)

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