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Pablo Carreno Busta vs Alex Michelsen Live Stream & Tips - Back Busta at the Winston Salem Open

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 23 Aug 2024

John Eastwood 23 Aug 2024

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Busta has won 16 of his last 20 matches in Winston Salem
Can Michelsen stop the former champion in the semi-finals?
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Carreno Busta has won 16 of his last 20 matches in Winston Salem (Getty)

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Pablo Carreno Busta has dropped one set in Winston Salem where he is a former champion. Alex Michelsen is still finding his way on the ATP Tour, the value on Busta in the semi-finals.

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Pablo Carreno Busta Stats
Pablo Carreno Busta Form
Alex Michelsen Stats
Alex Michelsen Form

Stats

Pablo Carreno Busta has won 16 of his last 20 matches in Winston Salem.

HTH

This will be the first match between Pablo Carreno Busta and Alex Michelsen.

Pablo Carreno Busta Stats

Nationality: Spain

Age: 33 (12 July 1991)

Height: 6'2" (1.88m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 299

Career High: 10 (September 2017)

ATP Tour Titles: 7

2024 ATP Tour Titles: 0

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Winston Salem Open Best Result: Winner (2016)

Pablo Carreno Busta Form

Pablo Carreno Busta has hardly featured on the ATP Tour this year, beginning with a first round exit at the French Open.

The Spaniard had a break before the hard court swing, returning in Montreal where he suffered a second round defeat to Holger Rune. He beat Sebastian Korda and Max Purcell in Cincinnati where he lost 7-5 7-6 to Alexander Zverev in the third round.

Busta brought that form to Winston-Salem where he thrashed Omni Kumar 6-2 6-0 and Alexander Shevchenko 6-2 6-2. He overcame Aleksandar Vukic 6-3 4-6 6-3 and took out qualifier Learner Tien 6-4 6-2 in the quarter-finals.

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 31-26 this year, getting to quarter-finals in Los Cabos, Geneva and Mallorca. He ended the grass court swing by reaching the final in Newport, losing in 3 sets to Marcos Giron.

The 19-year-old was knocked out in the Washington Open quarter-finals and first round at the Canada Masters. He met Jannik Sinner in the second round in Cincinnati, going out 6-4 7-5 after winning 44% of his 2nd serves.

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, getting past Christopher Eubanks 7-5 6-7 7-6.

Verdict

Pablo Carreno Busta v Alex Michelsen

Pablo Carreno Busta is serving strong in Winston Salem where he won the title in 2016. Alex Michelsen scraped through the quarter-finals with Busta backed to advance to the final.

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