Double sport
Korda/Michelsen cruise in Washington double debut
Atlanta Champions Lammons/Withrow Advance
August 1, 2024
Mike Lawrence
Alex Michelsen and Sebastian Korda gained in Washington on Wednesday after 47 minutes.
By ATP employees
Sebastian Korda and Alex Michelsen made an excellent begin to their workforce debuts on the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday. The American wild playing cards defeated Julian Money and Robert Galloway 6-4, 6-2 in simply 47 minutes to succeed in the quarter-finals.
In response to Infosys ATP Stats, Korda and Michelsen gained 57 % of their second serve factors, in comparison with 41 % for Money and Galloway.
Subsequent up for the duo are second seeds Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson. Korda and Thompson gained this yr’s ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Madrid collectively.
Michelsen gained his singles opener in opposition to Mattia Bellucci earlier within the day. The 19-year-old and fourth-seeded Korda are each within the spherical of 16.
Atlanta champions Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow prolonged their successful streak to 5 matches by beating Alexander Erler and Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 2-6, 10-7. The fourth-seeded Individuals subsequent meet fifth-seeded Lloyd Glasspool and Santiago Gonzalez, who defeated Evan King and Vasil Kirkov 6-3, 6-4.