Jannik Sinner and Alex Michelsen will play each other in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.064
Alex Michelsen -> 8.9
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen
This will be the 2nd time that Jannik Sinner and Alex Michelsen fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Sinner won 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in August 2024.
Highlights Jannik Sinner vs Alex Michelsen – Cincinnati 14-August-2024
Jannik Sinner
49 - 5win/loss
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WWWWWWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67-6 | 40-3 | 11-2 | 7-0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 64-15 | 28-7 | 8-3 | 20-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-16 | 21-6 | 15-4 | 7-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-22 | 22-8 | 10-6 | 17-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 2-6 | 7-3 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Jannik reached the 2nd round after defeating Mackenzie Mcdonald 2-6 6-2 6-1 6-2.
In the 1st round against Mcdonald, Jannik recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 6-1 6-2). During the match, Sinner scored 109 points vs Mcdonald’s 83. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sinner struck 11 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jannik Sinner lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Sinner put 55% of his first serves in, winning 75% (39/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (21/42) on the 2nd serve. Jannik broke Mcdonald 8 times after converting 53% of his break points (8/15).
Sinner has a fantastic record in the last 7 years having won 73% of his matches (322-118). 24-2 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sinner has a composed122-43 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning the title at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 and in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4 and in Miami where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1 and in Halle where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2) and in Cincinnati where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2.
Sinner has an overall 49-5 win-loss record in 2024, 24-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Alex Michelsen
33 - 27win/loss
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LWWWLWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-33 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 5-4 | 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. 49 (career-high), the American reached the 2nd round after defeating Eliot Spizzirri 6-1 7-5 6-3.
In the 1st round, Michelsen had a good straight sets win against Spizzirri (6-1 7-5 6-3). During the match Michelsen scored 93 points vs Spizzirri’s 62. Michelsen was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Michelsen made 4 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Alex Michelsen lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Michelsen put 54% of his first serves in, winning 70% (30/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (19/36) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Spizzirri 9 times after converting 69% of his break points (9/13).
Alex’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Newport and Salem.
Alex has a composed 33-27 win-loss record in 2024, 21-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sinner | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 28 |
| Pts | 109-83 | 93-62 |
| Total Points | 192 | 155 |
| Winners | 39 | 30 |
| %Winners | 36% | 32% |
Both Sinner and Michelsen played 1 match. At the moment, Jannik Sinner dropped 1 set while Alex Michelsen hasn’t lost a set so far. Sinner has played 1 set more than Michelsen (4 vs 3). Therefore, Sinner played 3 games more than Michelsen. Sinner scored 39 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Michelsen blasted 30 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sinner | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 4 |
| 1st in | 52/94 | 43/79 |
| %1st in | 55% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 39/52 | 30/43 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 21/42 | 19/36 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 53% |
Sinner recorded 11 aces . Michelsen blasted 4 aces . Sinner won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Michelsen won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sinner | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 9 |
| Converted | 8/15 | 9/13 |
| % Converted | 53% | 69% |
| Conceded | 11 | 7 |
| Saved | 7 | 3 |
| % Saved | 64% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Sinner broke his opponent 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Jannik lost his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Michelsen broke his opponent 9 times with a 69% conversion rate. Alex conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sinner | |||
| R1 Mcdonald |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 109-83 | 109-83 | |
| Total points | 192 | 192 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 52/94 | 52/94 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 39/52 | 39/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/42 | 21/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 8 | 8 | |
| Converted | 8/15 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 53% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Michelsen | |||
| R1 Spizzirri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 93-62 | 93-62 | |
| Total points | 155 | 155 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/79 | 43/79 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 30/43 | 30/43 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/36 | 19/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 9 | 9 | |
| Converted | 9/13 | 9/13 | |
| Converted % | 69% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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