Alex Michelsen grounds Christopher O Connell 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in Tokyo on Saturday after playing a fantastic match to deal with Tomas Machac in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes.
Alex added to his prize money $ 23,225 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 49,820 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 47,690 to his earnings to get in total $ 97,510 in total.
Highlights Alex Michelsen vs. Christopher O Connell Japan Open Tennis Championships – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Alex scored 66 points vs. the Australian’s 44.
Michelsen
The American was sharp when converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).
O Connell
On the other side, Christopher wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Michelsen and O Connell is 1-0 for Alex.
Draw and next match H2H: Alex Michelsen vs. Tomas Machac – stats
Michelsen will compete against Machac in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Tomas Machac play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Machac (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Machac won 6-3 7-62 in the quarter in Geneva back in May 2024.
Tennis Scores in Tokyo
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-1 6-4)
- Tomas MachacMachac – Tommy PaulPaul (2-6 6-3 7-64)
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-2 6-3)
- Holger RuneRune – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-2 6-4)
- Arthur FilsFils – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-75 ret.)
- Ben SheltonShelton – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-4 6-3)
- Jack DraperDraper – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-4)
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-3 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Tomas MachacMachac – (1-0) – H2H details and stats