Alex Michelsen victorious over Sumit Nagal 6-7(8) 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Auckland on Monday. Michelsen will fight against Lorenzo Sonego or Gabriel Diallo in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.
Michelsen added to his prize money $ 4,640 after winning this match. He has already won $ 11,935 after this win. If he wins the next match, Alex will add $ 8,620 to his earnings to get in total $ 20,555 in total.
Highlights Alex Michelsen vs. Sumit Nagal ASB Classic – Auckland
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Alex scored 118 points vs. Nagal’s 97.
Michelsen
The American won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 46% (6/13) of the procured opportunities.
Nagal
On the other side, the Indian was not so effective in converting his break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Michelsen and Nagal is 1-0 for Alex.
Draw and next match H2H: Alex Michelsen vs. Lorenzo Sonego or Gabriel Diallo – stats
Michelsen will face either Lorenzo Sonego or Gabriel Diallo in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-2 vs. Lorenzo Sonego and 0-1 vs. Gabriel Diallo.
Live score progression and stats
The Indian won the set after he broke Alex in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (4-5) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (3-5) game. Nevertheless, the Indian didn’t blink to conquer the set 7-6.
Nagal was perfect in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 0-40), the 9th (3-5 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the American was perfect in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40), the 8th (4-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40).
They played 102 points. The Indian was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Alex (54-48). Sumit dropped 28 points on serve (36-28). On the other side, the American conceded 18 points on serve (20-18).
Alex won the set after he broke Nagal in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Indian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nonetheless, Michelsen kept the focus to win the set 6-4.
Nagal was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-4 to 6-4.
Alex converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40), the 9th (4-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 40-A). Also, on the other side, Nagal converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 79 points. Alex won 11 more points than Nagal (45-34). Michelsen conceded 13 points on serve (25-13). On the losing side, the Indian conceded 20 points on serve (21-20).
Michelsen in this set was more solid than Nagal and finally he won 6-2 after breaking the Indian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
The American was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 34 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 18 points more than Sumit (26-8). Alex was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). On the other side, Sumit conceded 10 points on serve (5-10).
Tennis Scores in Auckland
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Sumit NagalNagal (6-78 6-4 6-2)
- Zizou BergsBergs – Isaac BecroftBecroft (6-3 7-5)
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Luciano DarderiDarderi (5-7 6-3 7-5)
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