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Alex Michelsen vs Lorenzo Sonego: ATP Winston Salem – final
The American teenager Alex Michelsen will face Lorenzo Sonego in the ATP Winston Salem final.
Alex Michelsen Profile
Alex Michelsen has the highest ranking of his career being No. 52 in the world. The 19-year-old is 32-26 for the season and 20-10 on hard surface.
He won the opening set in the tiebreak against Pablo Carreno Busta in the semifinal and at 2-1 in the second, the Spaniard retired. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Christopher Eubanks Zizou Bergz and Marton Fucsovics.
Last week in Cincinnati, Michelsen lost to Jannik Sinner in the second round.
His best result of the season was the final in Newport where he lost to Marcos Giron.
Last year in Winston Salem, Michelsen lost to Laslo Djere in the round of 16.
Lorenzo Sonego Profile
Lorenzo Sonego is currently 58th in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 21 in the world. The Italian is 22-25 for the season and 9-10 on hard surface.
Sonego is coming off a 6-3, 6-2 win over David Goffin in the semifinals. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Pavel Kotov in the quarterfinals and previously went past Juncheng Shang and Dominic Striker.
Sonego’s best result this season was the semifinal at the Challenger in Turin.
This is his third appearance in Winston Salem and first final.
Head-to-Head Sonego leads 1-0
- Sonego vs Michelsen 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 (2024 Cagliari Challenger, first round)
Prediction and Conclusion
Both players are having a great week right before the US Open and have a chance to win their first title of the season. Michelsen will have the support of the home crowd, and he has been serving well all week long. Sonego is much more experienced and won their only previous head-to-head match. The stakes are high for both players, and both of them will bring their best game tonight, which will take this match to over 2.5 sets in total.
