Alex Michelsen tops Bellucci in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Chan Hong at the Citi Open. HIGHLIGHTS – WASHINGTON RESULTS

CITI OPEN - WASHINGTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Michelsen tops Bellucci to fight against Seong Chan Hong in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Mattia Bellucci

Alex Michelsen defeats Mattia Bellucci 6-3 7-6(1) in the 2nd round in Washington on Wednesday. Michelsen will play Seong Chan Hong in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes.

Michelsen
Washington
Michelsen's Record

The American added to his prize money $ 12,695 after winning this match. He has already won $ 28,055 after this win. If he wins the next match, Alex will add $ 25,185 to his earnings to get in total $ 53,240 in total.

Highlights Alex Michelsen vs. Mattia Bellucci Citi Open – Washington

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Michelsen
Bellucci
Alex Michelsen
6-3 7-61
1h:37
Mattia Bellucci
78
78
Total points
62
62
36
36
Winners
30
30
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
16
16
2
2
Double Faults
2
2
72%
72%
1st in
65%
65%
69%
69%
1st won
68%
68%
36/52
36/52
1st won
30/44
30/44
75%
75%
2nd won
46%
46%
15/20
15/20
2nd won
11/24
11/24
-- Break Points --
2/6
2/6
Total
1/6
1/6
33%
33%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, Michelsen scored 78 points vs. Mattia’s 62.

Michelsen

Michelsen won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (2/6) of the procured opportunities.

Bellucci

On the other side, Mattia was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Michelsen and Bellucci is 1-0 for Alex.

Draw and next match H2H: Alex Michelsen vs. Seong Chan Hong – stats

Michelsen will come up against Chan Hong in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Alex Michelsen and Seong Chan Hong clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Alex Michelsen Draw info

Live score progression and stats

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

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the American conquered in the 4th game (3-1) just before eventually conquering the set (6-3).

The American converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Italian was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They played 59 points. Alex was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than the Italian (32-27). The American conceded 9 points on serve (23-9). on the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 9 points on serve (18-9).

2nd Set -
Michelsen 7-6
MichelsenBellucci
7
6
B
1
0
M
2
0
M
3
0
B
3
1
B
4
1
M
5
1
M
6
1
B
7
1
MichelsenBellucci
6
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
MichelsenBellucci
5
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
MichelsenBellucci
5
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
MichelsenBellucci
4
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
MichelsenBellucci
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
MichelsenBellucci
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
MichelsenBellucci
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
MichelsenBellucci
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MichelsenBellucci
1
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
MichelsenBellucci
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
MichelsenBellucci
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15

The American won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Alex broke back in the 5th (2-3) game before bringing the set at the tiebreak that he won 7-1.

Tiebreak

Alex won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1) and 8th (7-1) point.

Michelsen won the tiebreak 7-1 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1

The American converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Mattia converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 81 points. The American conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Mattia (46-35). Michelsen lost 12 points on serve (29-12). on the other side of the net, Mattia conceded 17 points on serve (23-17).

1st
Michelsen
Bellucci
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Michelsen
Bellucci
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

Tennis Scores in Washington

  • Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-3 7-61)
  • Ben SheltonShelton – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-4 6-75 6-3)
  • Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-64 7-63)
  • Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (3-6 7-63 6-4)
  • Jordan ThompsonThompson – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (6-4 6-3)
  • Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 7-64)
  • Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (7-66 7-66)
  • Flavio CobolliCobolli – David GoffinGoffin (7-64 6-3)
  • Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Juncheng ShangShang (2-3 ret.)
  • Andrey RublevRublev – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (4-6 6-3 6-4)
  • Seong Chan HongChan Hong – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-2 6-4)
  • Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Jeff WolfWolf (6-2 6-3)
  • Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-2 6-1)
  • Sebastian KordaKorda – Cristian GarinGarin (6-3 6-2)
  • Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-78 6-3 6-3)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-2 6-2)

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