Alex Michelsen vs Marcos Giron Prediction: Close but trust Marcos Giron

Alex Michelsen and Marcos Giron are the players to qualify for the final game in the ATP Newport tournament. Both players are Americans and they are set to go head-to-head against each other for the very first time in their career.

Alex Michelsen defeated Reilly Opelka in the semi final round, while Marcos Giron defeated Christopher Eubanks in the semi final to also qualify for the final round.

Number 61st best player Alex Michelsen advanced into the final round after such an excellent run in the tournament. He came right off the Wimbledon tournament, where he was eliminated by Lloyd Harris in the round of 128, to play in the round of 16 in the ATP Newport.

Alex Michelsen won his first match against Maxime Cressy in straight sets and then progressed into the quarter final where he also defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic in straight sets. Finally, he advanced into the semi final and defeated Reilly Opelka in straight sets to book his place in the final.

Marcos Giron is ranked 46th on the ATP ranking, and he advanced into the final of the ATP Newport after winning all 3 rounds in the tournament.

Marcos Giron ended the Wimbledon tournament after getting eliminated in the 64th round by Alexander Zverev. He came into his first game of the ATP Newport, in the round of 16 where he played against Benoit Paire and won in 3 sets. Then in the quarter final round, he took on Alex Bolt and this time he won in straight sets. Finally in the semi final, Marcos Giron defeated Christopher Eubanks in 3 sets to book his place in the final stage.

Marcos Giron enters this final stage with more experience and Alex Michelsen. While Michelsen plays with an aggressive baseline and with a strong serve and forehand, Giron seems to have great and consistent defensive skills while being a solid baseline type player. Michelsen boasts of a powerful groundstroke and athleticism while Giron relies on experience, stronger backhand power and his general tactical awareness. However, Michelsen lacks experience especially under high-pressure matches such as these while Marcos Giron is more likely to collapse against more aggressive opponents. For this match, we expect it to be really close, but Marcos Giron should win in the end.

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