Cincinnati Masters: McDonald reaches second round, blasting Bashilashvili
Mackenzie McDonald defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-0, 6-1 on Monday night
American wildcard Mackenzie McDonald moved into the second round of the Cincinnati Masters by winning against Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-0, 6-1 at the Linder Tennis Family Center on Sunday night.
Cincinnati Masters 1000, other first-round matches (Linder Tennis Family Center, hard, USD 6.971.275, most recent results first):
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Marcos Giron vs. David Goffin
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Jannik Sinner
- Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- Henri Laaksonen vs. Alex De Minaur
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Ben Shelton
- Filip Krajinovic vs. Daniel Evans
- Nick Kyrgios vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Taylor Fritz vs. Sebastian Baez
- Tommy Paul vs. Jenson Brooksby
- Matteo Berrettini vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Borna Coric vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Fabio Fognini
- Karen Khachanov vs. Sebastian Korda
- Marin Čilić vs. Jaume Munar
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Andy Murray
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. J.J. Wolf
- Holger Rune vs. Cameron Norrie
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. John Isner
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Alex Molcan vs. Diego Schwartzman
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Brandon Nakashima
- Botic van de Zandschulp beat Maxime Cressy: 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
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