Alex Michelsen defeats Jacob Fearnley to take home 2026 Cranbrook Tennis Classic, clinch a spot in U.S. Open
- Chas Post
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Alex Michelsen defeated Jacob Fearnley 7-6, 6-3 to take home the 2026 Cranbrook Tennis Classic in Bloomfield Hills on Sunday! Michelsen entered the tournament as the top seed and now walks away with the fourth ATP Challenger title of his career.
Michelsen trailed 4-0 and 5-2 in the first set before coming back to win 7-6 in a tiebreaker. From there on, Michelsen completely dominated the second set to win the fourth annual Cranbrook Tennis Classic and move up to No. 40 in the ATP world rankings.
Coming off a loss to Fearnley in the first round at Wimbledon last month, Michelsen was hoping to get revenge and continue to find some confidence and rhythm following a recent injury. Michelsen did just that and clinched a spot in the U.S. Open!
"It was a massive win just so I could find a little bit more rhythm. I'm super happy," Michelsen told the media after claiming his first championship this year. Now, Michelsen will try to build on his triumph in Michigan and carry the momentum forward.
Cranbrook Tennis Classic past winners
2023: Steve Johnson over Mikhail Kukushkin
2024: Learner Tien over Nishesh Basavareddy
2025: Mark Lajal over Andres Martin
2026: Alex Michelsen over Jacob Fearnley
