Tommy Paul vs Alex Michelsen Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Indian Wells

Prediction published on 08/03/2024, 13:28  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 08/03/2024 at 14:29 in ATP Indian Wells Predictions

We have an all-American clash in the seond round of the Indian Wells tournament. The 17th seed Tommy Paul faces wild card Alex Michelsen for the right to play either 14th seeded Ugo Humbert or Patrick Kypson in the last 32. Tommy Paul reached the fourth round of this outdoor hard court tournament last year. With it being a Masters 1000 tournament that means he has a lot of points to defend. Paul is bidding to make it into round three here for the third year in a row. This year has produced good results and he's 16th in the Live ATP Race. He's won one outdoor hard court title this year being successful in Dallas. He followed that up with a run to the final in Delray Beach. The latter tournament saw him beat Alex Michelsen in their only previous meeting.

Alex Michelsen is only 19 years old but making strides up the rankings list. His win over Jaume Munar in round one meant he joined Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe as Americans to win a Masters 1000 match at that tender age. Michelsen was ranked 80th when this tournament got underway and rose to 72nd after that first round victory. He's reached one quarter final this year. That was in the recent Los Cabos tournament where he had a good win over Alex de Minaur. We tip the more consistent Paul to win this match.