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McDonald upsets Nakashima in all-American Atlanta showdown

Aussie Walton knocks out sixth seed Kecmanovic

July 23, 2024

Mackenzie McDonald continues to spherical into type after a shoulder damage stored him out of ATP Tour motion for a number of months earlier this season. Recent off a quarter-final run in Newport — his finest results of 2024 — the American scored an upset win towards Brandon Nakashima on Tuesday on the Atlanta Open.

McDonald knocked out the seventh seed 6-2, 6-4, enhancing to 4-0 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence. The 29-year-old transformed on all three of his break possibilities and saved all three break factors towards him, in keeping with Infosys ATP Stats.

The win towards the No. 55 within the PIF ATP Rankings is McDonald’s finest victory by that measure since he beat World No. 40 Max Purcell final yr in Tokyo. The previous UCLA star earned a personal-best 33 wins in 2023; he’s now 4-9 this yr.

Yoshihito Nishioka awaits McDonald within the second spherical after his 7-6(4), 6-3 win towards American Zachary Svajda on Monday.

Australian fortunate loser Adam Walton additionally scored on upset on Tuesday, beating sixth seed Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4. Like McDonald, Walton saved all three break factors towards him in his Atlanta opener.

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In essentially the most dramatic match of the day, French fortunate loser Harold Mayot edged Borna Coric 7-6(9), 6-3. The Atlanta debutant picked up his second High 100 in by beating the previous World No. 12. 

Mayot saved two set factors within the marathon first-set tie-break, after combating off six break factors within the opening set. Driving that momentum, 22-year-old broke twice in set two to seal the victory. He’ll subsequent meet fourth-seeded Aussie Jordan Thompson.