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Sign upTaylor Fritz vs Alex Michelsen — QF — Washington Open
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Washington OpenQuarterfinal
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Jul 31, 2026·08:25 PM·2h 13m·Washington D.C.
Taylor Fritz defeated Alex Michelsen 6-1, 3-6, 7(8)-6(6) — Washington Open 2026 Quarterfinal.
Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen: Taylor Fritz leads 2–1 across 3 recorded meetings.
Break-point conversion decided it. Taylor Fritz cashed 3 of 6 chances to Michelsen's 2 of 10, banking most of that margin with three breaks in the opening set while saving 8 of 10 break points on his own serve. Alex Michelsen, who had won the pair's only prior meeting on record at Indian Wells in March, pulled level with breaks in games 8 and 9 of the second set but never cracked the Fritz serve again. Fritz erased a match point in the deciding tiebreak, closed it in 2 hours, 17 minutes, and next faces Brandon Nakashima, No. 32 at the time, in the semifinals.