Never 2 without 3 ?

In 2 confrontations, Michelsen always beat Kovacevic, even on clay! He therefore logically appears favorite but watch out for Aleksandar's enthusiasm!

If you don't know Aleksandar Kovacevic yet, he's a slightly crazy player who can take your forehands out of space like making 4 unforced errors in a row. Of course, he has since calmed down and is progressing little by little. Moreover, it is two matches in a row that he has beaten a Frenchman by being better on important points and patient from the baseline. When I tell you that he has progressed... However, I did not find our French in very good form and I put the American's performances into perspective. Today, he is playing his 2nd 1/4 of the season after his excellent run in Los Cabos. For me, he's a bit of a tricky player to pin down because he's still under construction. Its results are therefore irregular. Today, he faces Michelsen who escapes from the Cressy trap in 2 sets and defends a final here. His first match can logically serve as the perfect launch for his tournament because it's always tricky to play your first round in R2, especially when the conditions are as special as in Newport. Match-up wise, it’s very different today. If Michelsen wins the best server/returner match against Cressy, there will be more long lines today. This can balance the debates, but in my head, it is the young 19-year-old Michelsen who is more solid for me, and who has more experience in this type of match. The problem is that we find ourselves in the classic situation in which the logical favorite is a little too much in terms of odds...