Players · 8 dispatches
Alex Michelsen
All dispatches about Alex Michelsen. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Arthur Fils doesn’t see Justine Henin at his back, and neither does Jean-Pol
Through to the European Open semi-finals after beating Alex Michelsen, Arthur Fils learned at a post-match press session that Justine Henin was sitting right behind his bench. He said he would be…
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Michelsen loses 14/12 tie-break to Fils in Antwerp: Jean-Pol said so, roughly
Alex Michelsen (ATP 37) was knocked out on Friday night at the European Open in Antwerp by Arthur Fils (ATP 10), 6-4, 7-6 (14/12). The 22-year-old American, who had beaten David Goffin…
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Arthur Fils reaches Brussels quarters without playing a point: Maxime wants the manual
Top seed at the European Open, Arthur Fils is into the quarter-finals without having stepped on court. Given a bye in the first round, he was due to play Jaume Munar, who…
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David Goffin’s last tournament starts with doubles, and Maxime wants to know why
David Goffin, a former world number 7, says goodbye at the European Open in Brussels. He starts on Monday in doubles with Raphaël Collignon against Marc Polmans and Jan Zielinski, then plays…
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Tiafoe wants crowds to talk and move, Maxime hunts for who invented the silence
Ahead of his US Open semi-final against Ben Shelton on Friday, Frances Tiafoe asked that tennis let spectators talk, move and take part, pointing to basketball and football as examples.
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Shelton finished at 3.34am, plays again Friday: the club player on recovery
Ben Shelton, the eighth seed, beat Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals at 3.34am on Wednesday, the latest finish in US Open history. He faces Frances Tiafoe on Friday in the night session,…
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Shelton beats Alcaraz at 3.33am, Maxime wonders who was allowed to leave
Ben Shelton (ATP 9) knocked Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 3) out of the US Open quarter-finals 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10/7). The match lasted 4hr 28min and finished at 3.33am, the…
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Shelton beats a top-3 player after 17 failures, and Jean-Pol called it in January
At 23, Ben Shelton has won his first career match against a top-3 player, after losing his first seventeen attempts against that group. He beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6,…