Who Will Win: Sinner Vs Michelsen? Prediction For ATP Cincinnati Open 2024

What Time Will Jannik Sinner Play Against Alex Michelsen?

Sinner and Michelsen are on the Day 3 Schedule at Cincinnati Open 2024 on Wednesday 14 August 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?

In the second round of the Cincinnati tournament, Jannik Sinner from Italy will be facing Alex Michelsen from the USA. This will be their first meeting on the professional tennis circuit. Jannik Sinner, at the age of 22, is currently ranked as the world number 1, which is his career-high ranking. In the year 2024, he has a record of 44 wins and 5 losses, including 4 titles. Specifically in the Cincinnati tournament, his record is 3 wins and 3 losses, with his best performance being reaching the third round in 2022.

Sinner’s journey in tennis has been remarkable. He started 2018 unranked but by the end of 2020, he became the top-ranked teenager in the world. At the age of 20 in 2021, he broke into the top 10 and in June 2024, he reached his career-high ranking of number 1. This made him the highest-ranked Italian player in the history of the PIF ATP Rankings.

One of Sinner’s notable achievements was at the 2024 Australian Open. He defeated the 10-time champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and came back from a two-set deficit in the final against Daniil Medvedev to win his first Grand Slam title. This victory was historic as Sinner became the first player to beat Djokovic in the semifinals or later at the Australian Open. Furthermore, he became the first Italian champion in the history of the tournament and the second Italian man to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era, with the first being Adriano Panatta at the 1976 Roland Garros.

In 2023, Sinner had his best season with a record-breaking 64 wins, the most by an Italian player in a single season in the Open Era. This season was highlighted by his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto. Additionally, at the age of 19 in 2021, Sinner became the first teenager to win an ATP 500 title at Washington. He also made history as the first Italian finalist in the tournament history of the ATP Masters 1000 Miami, and eventually won the title in 2024.

It is worth noting that Sinner, who will turn 23 soon, has reached the quarterfinals in all five ATP Masters 1000 events he has played this year, except for Rome where he withdrew. He has a remarkable record of 28 wins and 1 loss in opening rounds since the start of the 2023 season. His only loss in the opening round during this period was against

the 66th-ranked Dusan Lajovic at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati on his 22nd birthday.

On the other hand, Alex Michelsen is a 19-year-old American player currently ranked 57th in the world, achieving his career-high ranking of 55 in July 2024. He reached his second ATP Tour final at the Newport tournament and came close to winning it, holding one match point against Marcos Giron. Michelsen also made a breakthrough in Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the third round at the Australian Open and becoming the youngest American man to do so since Donald Young in 2007 at the US Open.

In 2023, Michelsen earned his first ATP Tour win and reached his first quarterfinal, semifinal, and final at the Newport tournament. This made him the youngest American ATP Tour finalist since Taylor Fritz in 2016 at Memphis. He has had notable victories in his career, including defeating the 9th-ranked Alex de Minaur at the 2024 Los Cabos tournament. However, he missed out on a semifinal spot in that tournament after squandering three match points against the eventual champion, Jordan Thompson. Michelsen also has a successful record in the Challenger circuit, with 35 wins and 18 losses, including winning titles in Chicago and Knoxville in 2023. In the ITF Juniors rankings, he reached a career-high position of 25 and won the Wimbledon boys’ doubles title in 2022 with partner Gorzny.

It is interesting to note that Michelsen is seeking the biggest win of his career in this match. He has a record of 1 win and 1 loss against top 10 players, with his notable victory being against Alex de Minaur at the 2024 Los Cabos tournament. If Michelsen manages to defeat Jannik Sinner, he would be the first American man to defeat the world number 1 since Tommy Paul beat Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto. Additionally, he would be the first American man to defeat the world number 1 in Cincinnati since John Isner defeated Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals in 2013.

In conclusion, this second-round match in Cincinnati will feature Jannik Sinner, the current world number 1, facing Alex Michelsen, a young American player seeking a breakthrough victory. Both players have had notable achievements in their careers and will aim to continue their success in this tournament.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Sinner will win.
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