Atlanta Open: Cressy wins only second match in last 14 events to reach last 16

American Maxime Cressy moved into the last 16 of the Atlanta Open by winning against Alex Michelsen 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday.

The win was only Cressy’s second victory in his last 14 events, dating back to February.

The serve-and-volley specialist also avenged his loss at the hands of the 18-year-old Michelsen from last week in Newport.

One of the better “come-on’s” this week!

Maxime Cressy 🇺🇸 gets one back taking down Alex Michelsen in the Atlanta Open first round: 6-3, 6-3

Michelsen beat him in last week’s Newport R1 pic.twitter.com/icEZae7A3L

— TennisONE App (@TennisONEApp) July 25, 2023

Cressy, now ranked No 105, will play fellow American J.J. Wolf, the No 8 seed, next.

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