Alex Michelsen and Kei Nishikori will face off in the 1^st round of the National Bank Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 12:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Michelsen who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alex Michelsen is the pick to win this match.
Alex Michelsen -> 1.37
Kei Nishikori -> 3.1

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Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Kei Nishikori

This will be the 2^nd time that Alex Michelsen and Kei Nishikori fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Michelsen won 7-6(13) 3-6 6-1 in the quarter in the Chicago Challenger back in 2023.

Alex Michelsen

Ranked no. 55 (career-high), Alex will start his run in Toronto after he played his last match in Washington where he lost 7-5 3-6 7-6(2) to Cobolli in the quarter on the 2^nd of August.

The American has an overall 25-24 win-loss record in 2024, 13-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Newport.

Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 109-61 record. He has a positive 57-29 record on hard.

Previously in Toronto

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Kei Nishikori

Ranked no. 576, Kei will start his run in Montreal after he played his last match in Paris where he lost 6-1 6-4 to Draper in the 1^st round on the 28^th of July.

Nishikori has an aggregate 1-4 win-loss record in 2024, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Nishikori has an overall 571-267 record. He has a positive 285-134 record on hard.

Tennis Scores in Montreal

• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (2-1 ret.) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

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• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander BublikBublik – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
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• Tommy PaulPaul – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Tomas MachacMachac (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Nicolas JarryJarry (4-2) – H2H and prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Rinky HijikataHijikata (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Flavio CobolliCobolli (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Vasek PospisilPospisil (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Billy HarrisHarris (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mariano NavoneNavone – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Milos RaonicRaonic (0-0) – H2H and prediction