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Lorenzo Sonego vs Alex Michelsen Live Stream & Tips - Sonego to Upset the Odds in the Winston Salem Open Final

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Last updated: 24 Aug 2024

John Eastwood 24 Aug 2024

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Sonego’s serve has been broken once in Winston Salem
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Lorenzo Sonego's serve has been broken once at the Winston-Salem Open (Getty)

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Lorenzo Sonego’s serve has been broken only once in Winston Salem. Alex Michelsen is getting closer on the ATP Tour, the 19-year-old to come up short in the final.

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Lorenzo Sonego is 1-0 against Alex Michelsen, winning 6-3 2-6 6-3 on clay at the 2024 Cagliari Challenger.

Lorenzo Sonego Stats

Nationality: Italy

Age: 29 (11 May 1995)

Height: 6'3" (1.91m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 58

Career High: 21 (October 2021)

ATP Tour Titles: 3

2024 ATP Tour Titles: 0

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Winston Salem Open Best Result: Second Round (2019, 2022)

Lorenzo Sonego Form

Lorenzo Sonego is 22-25 this year, unable to get past the second round in his opening 17 tournaments on the ATP Tour.

The Italian got to the quarter-finals in Umag where he lost to Francisco Cerundolo. He switched to hard courts with a second round defeat in Montreal and failed to qualify in Cincinnati.

The 29-year-old has found his form in Winston-Salem where his serve has been broken once. He beat Dominic Stricker 6-4 6-1, had a walkover against Juncheng Shang and defeated Pavel Kotov 6-3 7-5.

Sonego saved his best for the semi-finals, thrashing David Goffin 6-3 6-2 after winning 68% of his 2nd serves and not allowing a break point.

Alex Michelsen Stats

Nationality: United States

Age: 19 (25 August 2004)

Height: 6'4" (1.93m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 52

Career High: 52 (August 2024)

ATP Tour Titles: 0

Winston Salem Open Best Result: Third Round (2023)

Alex Michelsen Form

Alex Michelsen is 32-26 this year, getting to the quarter-finals in Los Cabos, Geneva and Mallorca. He ended the grass court swing by reaching the final in Newport where he lost to Marcos Giron.

The 19-year-old was knocked out in the quarter-finals in Washington and first round in Montreal. He met Jannik Sinner in Cincinnati, going out 6-4 7-5 in the second round.

The American had a strong start in Winston-Salem, beating Marton Fucsovics 7-6 6-4 and Zizou Bergs 6-1 6-2. He went the distance in the quarter-finals, overcoming Christopher Eubanks 7-5 6-7 7-6.

Michelsen was leading 7-6 2-1 in the semi-finals when Pablo Carreno Busta retired.

Verdict

Lorenzo Sonego v Alex Michelsen

Lorenzo Sonego didn’t allow a break point in beating David Goffin 6-3 6-2 in the semi-finals. Alex Michelsen has yet to win on the ATP Tour, Sonego to show his class in the Winston Salem Open final.

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