Americans world number 126 John Isner and 190th-ranked Alex Michelsen in the semifinal of the 2023 Newport Open on Saturday, July 22. Get the predictions and odds of this John Isner v Alex Michelsen match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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John Isner v Alex Michelsen Head to Head
Isner and Michelsen have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
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Having entered this tournament on the back of seven successive defeats, not much was expected out of Isner. This was despite Isner playing on grass and in a tournament he had won four times in his career.
Five days into the tournament and Isner is already looking like a fifth title is on its way.
Sure he has two more matches to get to that but the manner in which he has dealt the competition so far, it’s been something to behold.
Having edged past Alex Bolt in three sets in the first round, Isner grew in confidence to register a straight-set win over Corentin Moutet in the second.
And then facing the top seeded Tommy Paul in the quarterfinal, Isner looked like he had turned back time enough to give his fellow American a run for his money. But he went one better.
Isner came back from a set down to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), clinching it off his first match-point.
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Michelsen is just 18, featuring in just his second full season and before the start of this tournament, was ranked 190th in the world.
He started off a 8/5 underdog against Maxime Cressy in his opener and came back from a set down to edge his opponent out there. The same story repeated in the second round against James Duckworth as he lost the first set 6-4, only to bagel the Aussie in the decider.
Against Mackenzie McDonald, Michelsen had grown into a lot of confidence and that showed in his game.
The world number 190 was again 8/5 going into his quarterfinal but routed McDonald 6-3, 6-3 to make it to the semifinal.
Irrespective of the result of this match, Michelsen will sit on the cusp of breaking into the top 150 on the ATP Rankings. He would like to do one better by making it to his maiden ATP final.
Isner v Michelsen Prediction and Tip
Isner holds a slight edge over Michelsen here but we expect this to be a longish encounter that might even see a third set.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 25.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Newport will be played from July 17 to 23. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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