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 Mackenzie McDonald, 2022 | © JB Autossier / Panoramic
Cincinnati Open •Third round • completed
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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)

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