Prediction Of Michelsen Vs Djokovic H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Alex Michelsen Play Against Novak Djokovic?

Michelsen and Djokovic are on the Day 4 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Saturday 5 October 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Alex Michelsen (USA) and Novak Djokovic (SRB) will have their first meeting in Shanghai. Michelsen is 20 years old and currently ranked World No. 43, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 27-25, with two finals appearances. He has a 1-0 record in Shanghai, reaching the second round in 2024.

Michelsen broke into the Top 50 one day after his 20th birthday in August 2024, following his third ATP Tour final appearance in Winston-Salem. He became the youngest American man to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since Donald Young at the 2007 US Open, achieving this feat at the Australian Open. In 2023, he earned his first ATP Tour win and reached his first quarterfinal, semifinal, and final at Newport. He became the youngest American ATP Tour finalist since Taylor Fritz at the 2016 Memphis Open. He also reached the final at Newport again in 2024, narrowly missing out on the title with one match point against Marcos Giron.

Additionally, Michelsen had a significant victory in 2024, defeating No. 9 Alex de Minaur in the second round of the Los Cabos tournament. However, he couldn’t capitalize on this success, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Jordan Thompson despite having three match points. In doubles, Michelsen reached the final of the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati alongside Mackenzie McDonald after defeating McDonald in the qualifying rounds.

In his junior career, Michelsen achieved a career-high ranking of No. 25 in the ITF Juniors. He won the boys’ doubles title at Wimbledon in 2022, partnering with Filip Gorzny.

Michelsen aims to secure the biggest win of his career against Djokovic, as he currently holds a 0-2 record against top 5 players. He also seeks to reach the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time. If he defeats Djokovic, he would be the first American player to do so since Sam Querrey at the 2016 Wimbledon, as Americans have lost the following 32 matches against Djokovic.

On the other hand, Djokovic is 37 years old and currently ranked World No. 4. He has held the career-high ranking of No. 1 and has a win-loss record of 32-8 in 2024, winning the Paris Olympics title. In Shanghai, Djokovic has an impressive record, with 34 wins and 4 titles. He is the record-breaking 7-time Nitto ATP Finals champion and holds the ATP/WTA record for the most weeks at No. 1 with 428 weeks. He also holds the records for the most years ended at No. 1 (8) and the most wins against top 10 players (258), consistently finishing in the top 5 for 16 of the last 17 years (excluding 2017 when he ranked No. 12).

Djokovic is the all-time leader in men’s Grand Slam singles titles with 24, including a record 10 Australian Open titles. He is one of only three men in history, along with Don Budge and Rod Laver, to hold all four Grand Slam championships simultaneously. He is also the only player to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 events, accomplishing this multiple times and earning a record total of 40 titles.

Djokovic holds numerous records, such as the most Grand Slam match wins in history (377), the third-most men’s singles titles in the Open Era (99), and the third-most men’s singles wins in the Open Era (1,119). He recently won the men’s singles Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, joining Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal as the only players to achieve a career Golden Slam in men’s singles.

Djokovic has positive head-to-head records against both Roger Federer (27-23) and Nadal (31-29). He has also achieved impressive win streaks, including a record-breaking 43-match winning streak on the ATP Tour from 2010 to 2011, a 31-match winning streak in ATP Masters 1000 events in 2011, and a 30-match winning streak in Grand Slam matches from 2015 to 2016.

In this tournament, Djokovic is participating in Shanghai for the 10th time. He holds the record for the most wins (34) and titles (4) in the tournament. This is his first appearance in China since 2019, and he aims to win his 100th tour-level title. Since the start of the 2019 season, he has an impressive 59-1 record in his opening rounds, with his only loss coming against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo.

Regarding ATP Masters 1000 records, Nadal leads in wins on all surfaces since 1990, while Djokovic is second. Djokovic leads in hard court wins, while Federer follows closely behind.

Overall, Michelsen and Djokovic will meet for the first time, with Michelsen hoping to secure the biggest win of his career and Djokovic aiming to continue his dominance in Shanghai and potentially win his 100th tour-level title.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Michelsen will win.
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