Alex Michelsen beat Francesco Cina 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 at the US Open, taking full control after a chaotic opening set. He was the steadier player on the key points, saving all six break points he faced and converting five of his own.
The first set featured breaks in each of the opening five games before Michelsen struck again in game nine to seal it 6-4. He then pulled clear in the second set, breaking at 3-1 and 5-1, and capped the match with a 6-0 third set, breaking Cina at 1-0, 3-0 and 5-0.
Michelsen won 11 of 11 service games despite seven double faults, and was outstanding when under pressure, saving 6/6 break points. Cina put 74% of first serves in and saved nine of 14 break points, but won only 57% of those first-serve points and never broke Michelsen.