Los Cabos Open: Michelsen upsets De Minaur to reach quarters
Alex Michelsen defeated Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday and will play Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Alex Michelsen at the 2024 Delray Beach Open
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American Alex Michelsen reached the quarter-finals of the Los Cabos Open by beating Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 3 seed, 6-4, 6-1 at the Cabo del Mar Sports Center on Wednesday.
Michelsen, ranked No 74, will play Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 8 seed, next. This was the first career top 10 win for the American
Ahead of his victory, the 19-year-old American won against Frenchman Constant Lestienne (6-3, 7-6 (3)).
Los Cabos ATP 250, other second-round matches (Cabo del Mar Sports Center, hard, USD 915,245):
- Alexander Zverev vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Daniel Evans
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Marcos Giron vs. Casper Ruud
- Max Purcell vs. Nuno Borges
- Emilio Nava vs. Jordan Thompson
- Rinky Hijikata vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
