Alex the Great - Alex Michelsen Thread

[Pass750]

How many times will Thompson throw his racket? He will throw his racket more times than he wins games.

I think Deminaur and Thompson been drinking too many shots of tequila while in Cabo !

 

[Pass750]

Uh oh

 

[robyrolfo]

How many times will Thompson throw his racket? He will throw his racket more times than he wins games.

Thompson comes off as a total a-hole on the court.

 

[buscemi]

Welp, he definitely made a mess of that second set. A bunch of break/match points lost. Will be interesting to see if he rebounds in set 3.

 

[Pass750]

Thompson comes off as a total a-hole on the court.

Sure does, exceeds Murray levels of consternation.

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

Sure does, exceeds Murray levels of consternation.

I don't like him, but he is a fighter. That Pure Drive takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'.

 

[Pass750]

Awful loss by Michelsen. Thompson is certainly tenacious. Way too many times Michelsen came to the net off of weak approach shots.

 

[Fabresque]

Pretty unbelievable choke. Thompson played well near the end.

I don’t know if this kid moves the needle for me.

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

Experience won out in that match. He might have gotten a little overconfident after the bagel.

Surprised there's not a thread for the Los Cabos Tournament??

 

[Steeez]

Ya that was tough to watch, the kid definitely should've won that one. Two matches now this year where he's won the first set 6-0 then lost the match. Indian Wells should be interesting........still think he makes a BIG jump in the rankings this year.

 

[atatu]

Ya that was tough to watch, the kid definitely should've won that one. Two matches now this year where he's won the first set 6-0 then lost the match. Indian Wells should be interesting........still think he makes a BIG jump in the rankings this year.

He's currently ranked #74, it would be great if he could crack the top 30 by the end of the year. For context, Korda and Eubanks are #33 and #34, Fils is #36 and Thompson is #40.

 

[Steeez]

Easy win to start Indian Wells............nice to see after the meltdown in Cabo. I like his chances vs Paul.

 

[buscemi]

Solid 7-6, 6-2 win over Klein in the opening round of Miami to rise to a career-high #70 in the live rankings. He has a winnable second round match against Griekspoor to set up a possible ginger battle against Sinner in the third round.

 

[Steeez]

"Ginger battle" haha I like it. I don't know much about Griekspoor, but it does seem winnable for Michelson. Of course I thought he would play Paul close at IW and he got crushed (although Paul is playing at a top ten level currently).

 

[robyrolfo]

Solid 7-6, 6-2 win over Klein in the opening round of Miami to rise to a career-high #70 in the live rankings. He has a winnable second round match against Griekspoor to set up a possible ginger battle against Sinner in the third round.

Klein choked away quite a few chances to take control of that first set. Didn't see the second. But Griekspoor is a solid player, so it won't be all that easy for Michelson, if he can win at all.

 

[atatu]

Lost to Purcell in Houston after being up a break in the first set and serving for it at 5-3, this one reminded me of the Thompson match a little bit.

 

[Steeez]

Lost to Purcell in Houston after being up a break in the first set and serving for it at 5-3, this one reminded me of the Thompson match a little bit.

Definitely agree. The kid is still young - he'll figure out how to win these matches. Still some questionable shot choices - tries to pull out the drop shot from the baseline way too often, cost him several points vs Purcell.