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Alex Michelsen Advances in Almaty Open with Strong Win

10/15/2025

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Alex Michelsen, the American tennis player seeded sixth, advanced to the second round of the Almaty Open by defeating Kazakh wildcard Beibit Zhukayev 6-2, 6-3 at Almaty Arena on Wednesday night.
Michelsen is ranked No. 36 globally and will face Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic next.
The Almaty ATP 250 tournament has a prize pool of $1,055,255 and has featured first-round wins by Shintaro Mochizuki, Jan-Lennard Struff, and Alexander Shevchenko.

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Alex Michelsen, the American tennis player seeded sixth, advanced to the second round of the Almaty Open by defeating Kazakh wildcard Beibit Zhukayev 6-2, 6-3 at Almaty Arena on Wednesday night.
Michelsen is ranked No. 36 globally and will face Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic next.
The Almaty ATP 250 tournament has a prize pool of $1,055,255 and has featured first-round wins by Shintaro Mochizuki, Jan-Lennard Struff, and Alexander Shevchenko.