{"id":72685,"date":"2024-08-28T14:30:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=72685"},"modified":"2024-08-28T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:56:19","slug":"us-open-day-4-mens-predictions-sinner-michelsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/08\/28\/us-open-day-4-mens-predictions-sinner-michelsen\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Day 4 Men’s Predictions Including Jannik Sinner vs Alex Michelsen"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Open action is back on Day 4 with 16 men’s second-round matches. With some of the top players in the world taking the court, these matches will surely deliver fireworks. As always, we at LWOT have our roundtable predictions for every match on the slate. Other prediction pieces feature Hubert Hurkacz vs Jordan Thompson<\/a>, Daniil Medvedev vs Fabian Marozsan<\/a>, and Carlos Alcaraz vs Botic van de Zandschulp<\/a>. Ateet Shrivastava, Tope Oke, and Damian Kust give their insights. Who will advance to the third round?<\/p>\n

US Open Day 4 Men’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Arthur Fils vs Gabriel Diallo<\/h4>\n

Ateet<\/em>
\nArthur Fils was the favourite to beat the in-form Learner Tien and he showed great focus and did not panic in longer rallies. That performance makes him a healthy favourite against Diallo, who hits hard off both wings but is less consistent than the Frenchman.
\nPrediction: Fils in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Tope
\nTwo big servers square up for a place in the third round. The young debutant Diallo will pose a stern challenge serving from his 6ft 8in frame, Fils will be fired up to better his second round exit here last year.
\nPrediction: Fils in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian<\/em>
\nThis should be fun with how athletic they both are. Diallo had to go for his shots in the Munar opener and managed to prevail, but he was struggling with something physical near the end. Fils is a more versatile player and unless the Canadian can direct a lot of flat firepower at this forehand, being a more finished product should mean a lot here.
\nPrediction: Fils in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Nuno Borges<\/h4>\n

Ateet<\/em>
\nKokkinakis got a great win against Tsitsipas as he kept peppering Tsitsipas\u2019 backhand who made errors during crucial moments. Kokkinakis did well to save some breakpoints in the third set, which proved extremely important. Nuno Borges has fewer offensive capabilities than Tsitsipas but he is more reliable and it\u2019s harder to break him down. Borges has been consistent this year and I can see a tough match for both players here.
\nPrediction: Kokkinakis in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Tope<\/em>
\nA fit Kokkinakis is capable of challenging anyone on tour and he showed why he is highly rated with an assured display against Stefanos Tsitsipas. On the back of that performance, the Australian is the one to back against an equally capable Nuno Borges.
\nPrediction: Kokkinakis in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian<\/em>
\nKokkinakis defeating Tsitsipas can hardly even be considered an upset right now, but there is something that\u2019s changed about the Australian\u2019s motivation and focus of late. He\u2019s coming off a great Cincinnati run and if he\u2019s ever going to be a threat at the top level more consistently, matches like this one he absolutely needs to be winning.
\nPrediction: Kokkinakis in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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