

What Time Will Alex Michelsen Play Against Adrian Mannarino?
Michelsen and Mannarino are on the Day 4 Schedule at Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025 on Thursday 3 April 2025. 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 from the USA is facing off against Adrian Mannarino from France in a tennis series, with the current score tied at 1-1. In their most recent match on grass in Newport, Mannarino defeated Michelsen with a score of 6-2, 6-4. The previous match on grass in Mallorca saw Michelsen emerge victorious in the round of 16 with a score of 7-6(5), 6-4.
Alex Michelsen, aged 20, is currently ranked 34th in the world, with a career-high ranking of 32nd. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 12-8, including a semifinal finish in Delray Beach. Michelsen broke into the top 50 in August 2024 and reached his career-high ranking in March 2025. In the Australian Open, he defeated former finalist Tsitsipas on his way to reaching the fourth round, becoming the youngest American male player to reach this stage since Young in the 2007 US Open.
During the 2024 Australian Open, Michelsen also became the youngest American man to reach the third round in a Grand Slam since 2007. He achieved his first ATP Tour win and reached his first quarterfinal, semifinal, and final in 2023 at Newport, becoming the youngest American ATP Tour finalist since Fritz in the 2016 Memphis tournament. He also reached the final in Newport in 2024, narrowly missing out on victory with one match point against Giron. Michelsen’s biggest win came in the second round of the 2024 Los Cabos tournament when he defeated the 9th ranked de Minaur. However, he missed out on reaching the semifinals after squandering three match points against eventual champion Thompson. Michelsen also reached the doubles final of the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati tournament with McDonald, after defeating him in the qualifiers. In the current tournament, Michelsen is aiming for his 12th ATP Tour quarterfinal, his 6th on home soil, and his 2nd on clay since reaching the quarterfinals in Geneva last May.
Adrian Mannarino, aged 36, is currently ranked 144th in the world, with a career-high ranking of 17th. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 1-4, with his only victory coming in the second round of the Houston tournament. Mannarino had an impressive streak of 11 consecutive years in the top 75 of the PIF ATP Rankings from 2013 to 2023. At the age of 35, he became the oldest man to break into the top 20 in the history of the PIF ATP Rankings, achieving a career-high ranking of 17th in January 2024. He won his first ATP Tour title in his seventh career final at the 2019 ‘s-Hertogenbosch tournament and secured his second title in his eleventh final at the 2022 Winston-Salem tournament. Mannarino’s best year in terms of wins was 2023 when he achieved a personal-best of 43 wins, including titles in Newport, Astana, and Sofia. He has notable victories against top-ranked players, such as defeating Cilic to reach the final of the 2017 Tokyo tournament and defeating Medvedev at the 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch tournament. However, Mannarino has struggled against top-10 players in Grand Slams, currently holding a 0-22 record. In this tournament, Mannarino is aiming for his 63rd ATP Tour quarterfinal, his second on clay since the 2016 Nice tournament, and to win consecutive matches for the first time since the ATP Masters 1000 Paris tournament in October.
If Mannarino reaches the quarterfinals in this tournament, he will become the fourth-oldest player in its history at the age of 36 years and 9 months. The current oldest quarterfinalists in the tournament’s history are Ivo Karlovic, who reached the semifinals at the age of 39 years and 1 month in 2018, John Isner, who reached the final at the age of 36 years and 11 months in 2022, Luis Ayala, who reached the quarterfinals at the age of 36 years and 10 months in 1969, and Feliciano Lopez, who reached the quarterfinals at the age of 35 years and 7 months in 2017. Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo also reached the quarterfinals at the age of 35 years and 3 months in 2013. It is worth noting that the mentioned tournament took place in Indianapolis.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Michelsen will win.
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