Alex Michelsen vs Christopher O'Connell Prediction & Betting Tips - Brisbane International

Prediction published on 28/12/2024, 13:15  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 28/12/2024 at 13:36 in Tennis Predictions

Two unseeded players meet in the first round of the Brisbane International. America's Alex Michelsen is up against Christopher O'Connell who will have the home fans cheering him on. Here's our match prediction.

There's a tough second round match for the winner. The victor will face either eighth seed Jordan Thompson or unseeded Matteo Berrettini. Alex Michelsen reached the semi-finals of the ATP Next Gen Finals in his last tournament.

The 20-year-old is 41st in the rankings and in with an outside chance of being seeded for the Australian Open. Michelsen had ended the season well before that with deep runs in both Tokyo and Metz.

Other notable good runs this year have included being the losing finalist in the hard court tournament held in Winston Salem and on grass in Newport.  Earlier this year, he made it through qualifying in Brisbane but then lost to Ugo Humbert.

Christopher O'Connell is the world number 64 and his most recent tournament saw him get to the last eight in Belgrade. That ended a terrible run of form for the 30-year-old during which he lost six out of seven matches and that began with a loss to Alex Michelsen in September, winning just five games.

We tip  the more consistent Michelsen to win this in straight sets.