Alex Michelsen produced the biggest win so far of his fledgling career to upset 2023 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the Australian Open and the first person he credited was his mom.

Stefanos Tsitsipas twice smashed his racket onto his bag as he exited the Australian Open in the first round against young American Alex Michelsen. Tsitsipas, who is enduring a miserable run of Grand Slam form,

Alex Michelsen, a 20-year-old unseeded American, produced the biggest win of his young career with a 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 first-round upset of 2023 Australian Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday.

Young American Alex Michelsen caused the first big upset of the Australian Open by knocking out former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round. Tsitsipas was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the final two years ago and is also a three-time semi-finalist, but he has struggled since reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open last spring.

American tennis player Alex Michelsen defeated Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open.

Alex Michelsen produced the first big upset of the 2025 Australian Open, defeating 2023 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-4 on Monday to charge into the second round.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 11) faced a surprising first-round exit against Alex Michelsen (No. 41). The American had previously defeated Tsitsipas in their only prior meeting at the Tokyo Open.