Prediction Of Michelsen Vs Mccabe H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Australian Open 2025?

What Time Will Alex Michelsen Play Against James Mccabe?

Michelsen and Mccabe are on the Day 5 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Thursday 16 January. 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) v (WC) JAMES MCCABE (AUS)
Head-to-head: Michelsen leads 1-0

In the 2024 Australian Open, Michelsen defeated McCabe in the first round in a four-set match. This is their second meeting and a rematch of last year’s match. Both players made their Australian Open debuts in 2024.

There are two matches between Australian and American players happening today, including Alex de Minaur’s match against Tristan Boyer. This is the fourth and fifth match between Australian and American players at this year’s Australian Open. Tommy Paul defeated Christopher O’Connell, Mitchell Krueger defeated Rinky Hijikata, and Aleksandar defeated Sebastian Korda in previous rounds.

Australia and the USA had the most players at the Australian Open, with 14 players from each nation starting the men’s singles draw.

Today’s matches mark the 1118th and 1119th men’s singles matches between Australian and American players at Grand Slams in the Open Era, with American players leading the head-to-head 614-503.

At the Australian Open, this is the 369th and 370th men’s singles matches between Australian and American players in the Open Era, with American players leading 215-153. At the US Open, there have been 302 men’s singles matches between Australian and American players, with Australian players leading 153-149.

Michelsen has a 1-1 win-loss record against Australian players at Grand Slams, with his victory against McCabe last year and a loss to De Minaur at the 2024 Roland Garros. He holds a 6-4 win-loss record against Australian players at Tour-level overall. McCabe’s match against Michelsen last year is his only previous match against an American player at Tour-level.

In terms of rankings, Michelsen is currently ranked 42nd in the ATP, while McCabe is ranked 258th. Neither player has won any titles. Michelsen has a career Grand Slam record of 5-5, while McCabe’s record is 1-1. Both players have a 2025 Australian Open record of 1-1.

Michelsen has a career record of 45-40, with a hard court record of 33-27. In 2025, he has a record of 4-2 and a hard court record of 4-2 as well. He has a 0-1 career record in five-set matches and has never come back from a 0-2 deficit. He holds a career tiebreak record of 21-22 and a

2025 tiebreak record of 2-1.

Michelsen is aiming to reach the third round at the Australian Open for the second time and match his best Grand Slam result. This is his second Australian Open appearance and his sixth Grand Slam overall. In the first round, he defeated No. 11 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets, securing his first victory against a top 20 player at a Grand Slam. Last year, during his Australian Open debut, Michelsen reached the third round before losing to Alexander Zverev.

In other Grand Slam events in 2024, Michelsen reached the second round at the US Open but fell in the first round at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon. His best results in 2024 were reaching the finals at Newport and Winston-Salem, and reaching the semifinals at Metz and the Next Gen ATP Finals.

Before the Australian Open this year, Michelsen reached the quarterfinals at Auckland and the second round at Brisbane. He has also competed in the Davis Cup for the USA.

Michelsen is currently coached by Robby Ginepri.

As for McCabe, he is aiming to reach the third round at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his second Grand Slam appearance. In the first round, he defeated qualifier Martin Landaluce for his first Tour-level match-win. McCabe’s only previous Grand Slam appearance was at the 2024 Australian Open, where he lost to Michelsen in the first round.

McCabe primarily plays at the Challenger level. His best results in 2024 were reaching the semifinals at the Nonthaburi 4 Challenger and the quarterfinals at the Burnie 2 Challenger, Shenzhen Challenger, and Yokohama Challenger. He also won two titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour.

Before the Australian Open this year, McCabe competed in the qualifying rounds at Brisbane and Adelaide. He reached the final round of qualifying at Adelaide but fell in the first round of qualifying at Brisbane.

McCabe has faced top 50 players twice before, losing both matches. His highest-ranked victory was against a player ranked 80th.

Among the Australian players who started in the men’s singles draw, McCabe was one of seven to reach the second round. The last Australian male player to win the Australian Open was Mark Edmondson in 1976.

McCabe is currently coached by Gavin Van Peperzeel.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Michelsen will win.
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