Sunday brings the Bloomfield Hills final: Alex Michelsen against Jacob Fearnley. Alex Michelsen has won 4 in a row and 7 of the last 10 overall. Jacob Fearnley has won 9 in a row and 9 of the last 10 overall.
Jacob Fearnley leads the head-to-head 1-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one.
Alex Michelsen simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Michelsen comes in off a compressed schedule; Fearnley comes in off a compressed schedule. The edge belongs to Michelsen — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.