Pablo Carreño-Busta vs Alex Michelsen Prediction & Picks - ATP Winston-Salem Open

Prediction published on 8/23/24, 8:58 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 8/23/24 at 9:05 AM in Tennis Picks

Second semi-final in Winston-Salem with Spain's Pablo Carreno-Busta, who will meet American Alex Michelsen next night in North Carolina.

Pablo Carreno-Busta is back to his best, outing after an outing! The Spaniard, who was sidelined for many long months (7 matches played in the space of 18 months) with a recurring elbow injury, seems to be completely free of this problem, and his level of play bears witness to this. Already reassuring last week in Cincinnati, where he reached the 3rd round, the 300th player in the world has confirmed this since Monday in Winston-Salem. Victories in style over Omni Kumar, Alexander Shevchenko, Aleksandar Vukic and Learner Tien opened the door to the semi-finals. The next step is to reach the final, where he will face Alex Michelsen.

Introduced at the beginning of the week, the 19-year-old represents the new face of American tennis. Although still shaky - which is normal for his age - the Californian will have to fine-tune his game, which he will do very soon by playing a series of matches at the highest level. The 52nd-ranked player in the world has been impressive in all his matches, with wins over Marton Fucsovics, Zizou Bergs and Christopher Eubanks making Alex Michelsen the favorite in this semi-final.