Cerundolo, Michelsen Borges could be smart Winston-Salem Predictor Picks

pAfter back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati, the ATP Tour moves to Winston-Salem next week for an ATP 250 event, the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/winston-salem/6242/overview'Winston-Salem Open/a./p

pPlenty of stars will try to secure important PIF ATP Rankings points, including defending champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-baez/b0bi/overview'Sebastian Baez/a, third-seeded wild card a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/francisco-cerundolo/c0au/overview'Francisco Cerundolo/a and fourth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adrian-mannarino/me82/overview'Adrian Mannarino/a./p

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pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/francisco-cerundolo/c0au/overview'Francisco Cerundolo/a mdash; replacing 0 pointsbr /

/strongCerundolo has never competed in Winston-Salem before, but he arrives at the ATP 250 to pursue his first hard-court title on the ATP Tour./p

pThe Argentine made his only ATP Masters 1000 semi-final on hard court (2022 Miami), the same surface Winston-Salem is played on. Despite a first-round loss to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview'Karen Khachanov/a in Cincinnati, he has shown signs of his best tennis in recent weeks, winning his third tour-level trophy last month in Umag. Third seed Cerundolo will face a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/laslo-djere/db63/overview'Laslo Djere/a or a qualifier in his opening match./p

pThe 25-year-old can only add points to his rankings breakdown this week, which makes him a good selection for your team./p

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pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-michelsen/m0qi/overview'Alex Michelsen/a mdash; replacing 25 pointsbr /

/strongThe Cincinnati draw shows that the #NextGenATP American lost in the second round of the main draw. But Michelsen put up a tough fight against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a and also battled through qualifying, proving his form is in good shape./p

pThe two-time Newport finalist continues to climb the PIF ATP Rankings and has another chance to make a move during Winston-Salem, where he will chase his first title. The 19-year-old will also be confident on the back of his run to the Washington quarter-finals, where he pushed eventual finalist a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/flavio-cobolli/c0e9/overview'Flavio Cobolli/a to a final-set tie-break./p

pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nuno-borges/bt72/overview'Nuno Borges/a replacing 20 pointsbr /

/strongThe Portuguese standout won his first tour-level title earlier this year in Bastad on clay. However, he is plenty comfortable on hard courts. A fourth-round finisher at this yearrsquo;s a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview'Australian Open/a, Borges played college tennis mdash;nbsp;on hard courts mdash; at Mississippi State University./p

pBorges is the eighth seed in Winston-Salem and will play a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-duckworth/d994/overview'James Duckworth/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/thiago-seyboth-wild/sx91/overview'Thiago Seyboth Wild/a in his opening match./p

pstrongBonus Ball mdash; a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-michelsen/m0qi/overview'Alex Michelsen/abr /

/strongMichelsen is the 11th seed and has never claimed an ATP Tour title. But why not back the teen now for a big run? The American has proven he enjoys quicker surfaces, where he is able to maximise his serve and use his all-court game to work his way into his opponentrsquo;s service games./p

pWith plenty of room to add net points in Winston-Salem, doubling up that number could mean a big week for your PIF ATP Rankings Predictor team./p

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