![]() ![]() In the opening round, Michelsen ousted defending champion Maxime Cressy and followed it up with a second straight three-set rally against James Duckworth. The serve was key today and I didn't miss too many groundstrokes either, so that was nice.” I was looking at the stats after the match," Michelsen said. "I served really well, first-serve percentage was probably pretty high. Michelsen converted four breaks of serve to sweep past his countryman after 72 minutes. The 18-year-old has now celebrated his first three ATP Tour match wins, today adding a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fourth seed Mackenzie McDonald. Michelsen picked up the ATP Challenger title in Chicago last weekend, then carried that momentum over to the site of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. His next hurdle should prove an intriguing test. A win Saturday would enable the Greensboro, N.C. He’s looking to return to the winners’ circle for the first time since capturing his 16th career crown in Atlanta two years ago. Isner arrived to the ATP 250 grass-court event just 4-9 on the season and was on a seven-match losing streak that began in the Dallas Open final when he missed four championship points against Wu Yibing. “It was no secret I did not want to rally with that guy towards the end of the match, so I was gonna serve and volley and roll the dice that way.” I told some fans back there I hit the best return I’ve ever hit in my life. “That kind of gave me free rein to go after my returns. The first two holds in the second set were actually very critical,” Isner told Blair Henley afterwards. “He was way better than I was in the first set. The two were facing off for the first time since the 2020 Acapulco quarterfinals. 126 in the ATP rankings this week, Isner fired 20 aces in moving to 3-0 against Paul. ![]() Isner eliminated the tournament’s top seed, Tommy Paul, completing a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) comeback after being two points from exiting on four occasions. Could a fifth Infosys Hall of Fame Open trophy be written in the stars for John Isner? The 38-year-old is two wins away from making that happen in Newport, R.I., though will need to cool off a red-hot opponent 20 years his junior in Alex Michelsen.īoth competitors prevailed in all-American matchups on Friday. ![]()
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