McDonald into last 16 at Cincinnati Masters following retirement from Rune
Mackenzie McDonald benefited from the abandonment of Holger Rune (6-4, 2-0) on Wednesday night. He’ll face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the next round
Mackenzie McDonald, 2022 | © JB Autossier / Panoramic
American wild card Mackenzie McDonald moved into the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters when Dane Holger Rune, the No 6 seed, retired on Wednesday night at the Linder Tennis Family Center.
McDonald, ranked No 43, led 6-4, 2-0 when Rune — ranked No 5 — called it quits.
The American will play Frenchman Adrian Mannarino next.
Ahead of his victory, Mackenzie McDonald won against German Yannick Hanfmann (7-5, 6-1).
Cincinnati Masters, other second-round results:
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Nicolas Jarry
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Novak Djokovic
- Gael Monfils beat Alex De Minaur: 7-5, 6-4
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) beat Ben Shelton: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2)
- Hubert Hurkacz beat Borna Coric (15): 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
- Max Purcell (Q) beat Casper Ruud (5): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
- Taylor Fritz (9) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 7-6 (1)
- Dusan Lajovic (Q) beat Jannik Sinner (8): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-3, 6-2
- Alexander Zverev (16) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 7-5, 6-4
- Tommy Paul (14) beat Ugo Humbert: 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Jordan Thompson (Q): 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
- Adrian Mannarino beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (12): 6-4, 6-4
- Emil Ruusuvuori beat Andrey Rublev (7): 7-6 (10), 5-7, 7-6 (3)
