Arthur Fils and Alex Michelsen will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:00 pm on Center Court. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Arthur Fils who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Arthur Fils is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Fils -> 1.47
Alex Michelsen -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Arthur Fils vs. Alex Michelsen
This will be the 2nd time that Arthur Fils and Alex Michelsen square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fils (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Fils won 6-4 7-6(12) in the quarter in Brussels back in October 2026.
Highlights Arthur Fils vs Alex Michelsen – Brussels 23-October-2026
Arthur Fils
39 - 14win/loss
8
8
WLWLWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39-14 | 25-8 | 9-2 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 22-11 | 10-6 | 10-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-28 | 15-9 | 14-10 | 7-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-24 | 5-4 | 13-8 | 21-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 23-15 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 8 (career-high), Arthur got to the 2nd round after defeating Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6(5) 7-5.
In the 1st round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Mpetshi Perricard (7-65 7-5). During the match, Fils scored 88 points vs Mpetshi Perricard’s 82. Arthur was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Fils scored 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Arthur Fils was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (36/46) of his 1st serve and 68% (19/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Fils broke Mpetshi Perricard once after converting 8% of his break points (1/13).
Fils has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (223-133). 4-3 on indoor hard courts in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Fils has an aggregate55-40 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Barcelona where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 7-6(2) and in Cincinnati where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Fils has an aggregate 39-14 win-loss record in 2026, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Basel
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2024. See his history.
Alex Michelsen
38 - 23win/loss
34
30
WLWWLLLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38-23 | 25-12 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 29-27 | 14-13 | 6-5 | 4-5 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-34 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 8-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 34, Alex reached the 2nd round after defeating Botic Van De Zandschulp 5-7 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round against Van De Zandschulp, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-3). During the match Michelsen scored 109 points vs Van De Zandschulp’s 97. The American was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Michelsen blasted 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alex Michelsen lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Michelsen put 68% of his first serves in, winning 62% (44/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (21/33) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Van De Zandschulp 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he beat Jacob Fearnley in the final 7-6(4) 6-3.
Alex has an overall 38-23 win-loss record in 2026, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fils | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 30 |
| Pts | 88-82 | 109-97 |
| Total Points | 170 | 206 |
| Winners | 36 | 44 |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% |
Both Fils and Michelsen played 1 match. At the moment, Alex Michelsen dropped 1 set while Arthur Fils hasn’t dropped a set so far. Fils has played 1 set(s) less than Michelsen (2 vs 3). Therefore, Fils played 5 games less than Michelsen. The French player scored 36 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The American scored 44 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fils | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 46/74 | 71/104 |
| %1st in | 62% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 36/46 | 44/71 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 19/28 | 21/33 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 64% |
Fils struck 5 aces . Michelsen made 4 aces . Fils won 78% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Michelsen won 62% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fils | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 5 |
| Converted | 1/13 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 8% | 42% |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 |
| Saved | 1 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 |
Fils broke his opponent once with a 8% conversion rate. Arthur extremely effective on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points. The American broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fils | |||
| R1 Mpetshi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 88-82 | 88-82 | |
| Total points | 170 | 170 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 46/74 | 46/74 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 36/46 | 36/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/28 | 19/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/13 | 1/13 | |
| Converted % | 8% | 8% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Michelsen | |||
| R1 Van De Zandschulp |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 109-97 | 109-97 | |
| Total points | 206 | 206 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 71/104 | 71/104 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 44/71 | 44/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/33 | 21/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
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