Alex Michelsen dispatches Kovacevic in the quarter to set up a clash vs Opelka at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open. HIGHLIGHTS – NEWPORT RESULTS

INFOSYS HALL OF FAME OPEN - NEWPORT DRAW AND RESULTS. Michelsen prevails over Kovacevic to face Reilly Opelka in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic

Alex Michelsen conquers Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Newport on Thursday in what was an all-American clash. Michelsen will try to keep the momentum against Reilly Opelka in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. His best achievement in this tournament 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 $ 14,515 after winning this match. He has already won $ 34,510 till now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Michelsen will add $ 24,190 to his earnings to get in total $ 58,700.

Highlights Alex Michelsen vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic Infosys Hall of Fame Open – Newport

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Michelsen
Kovacevic
Alex Michelsen
6-4 6-4
1h:25
Aleksandar Kovacevic
68
68
Total points
59
59
28
28
Winners
31
31
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
53%
53%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
12
12
3
3
Double Faults
0
0
68%
68%
1st in
68%
68%
70%
70%
1st won
67%
67%
28/40
28/40
1st won
31/46
31/46
74%
74%
2nd won
50%
50%
14/19
14/19
2nd won
11/22
11/22
-- Break Points --
2/6
2/6
Total
0/1
0/1
33%
33%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Alex scored 68 points vs. Aleksandar’s 59.

Michelsen

Michelsen won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points as he converted only 33% (2/6) of the procured opportunities.

Kovacevic

On the other side, Aleksandar wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Michelsen and Kovacevic is 3-0 for Alex.

Draw and next match H2H: Alex Michelsen vs. Reilly Opelka – stats

Michelsen will play Opelka in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Reilly Opelka since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alex Michelsen Draw info

Live score progression and stats

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

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Alex grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) just before finally winning the set (6-4).

Alex converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Aleksandar wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).

They played 72 points. Michelsen won 4 more points than Aleksandar (38-34). Alex dropped 7 points on serve (21-7). In addition, on the other side, Aleksandar conceded 17 points on serve (27-17).

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

Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Michelsen conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before eventually winning the set (6-4).

Michelsen converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Michelsen didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 55 points. Alex conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Aleksandar (30-25). Alex conceded 10 points on serve (21-10). On the losing side, Kovacevic conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).

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

Tennis Scores in Newport

  • Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 6-4)
  • Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (4-6 6-3 6-4)

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