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Alex Michelsen vs Yunchaokete Bu: ATP Shanghai – First round
Two rising stars of the tennis world Alex Michelsen and Yunchaokete Bu will face each other in the first round of the ATP Shanghai.
Alex Michelsen Profile
Alex Michelsen is 49th in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The American is 37-29 for the season and 25-13 on hard surface.
Michelsen is coming off 7-6, 6-3 loss to Tomas Machac in the quarterfinal in Tokyo.
Michelsen made it to two finals this season but lost on both occasions in Winston Salem and Newport.
This is his first appearance in Shanghai.
Yunchaokete Bu Profile
Yunchaokete Bu has the highest ranking in his career being No. 96 in the world. The Chinese is 46-21 for the season and 40-13 on hard surface.
Bu is coming off a 6-3, 7-6 loss to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal in Beijing.
Bu won the Challengers in Granby and Wuxi this season.
Last year in Shanghai, Bu lost in the second round to Sebastian Korda.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match between Alex Michelsen and Yunchaokete Bu.
Prediction and Conclusion
Yunchaokete Bu is one of the rising stars of the world of tennis, and he has made a lot of noise lately, defeating players like Andrey Rublev and Lorenzo Musetti. Alex Michelsen is another teenager, but we have seen him on the tour for a while now, and he has reached the top 50. The Americans also played well last week, but it won’t be easy to play in front of the Chinese crowd. Bu is very good at the moment and played very well against Jannik Sinner, so he will be the one to advance from this match.
