Hall of Fame Open: World No 190 Michelsen makes semi-finals, takes out fourth seed McDonald

Alex Michelsen won against No 4 seed Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Hall of Fame Open at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Friday evening.

Michelsen, ranked No 190, will play the winner of the match between top seed Tommy Paul and John Isner next.

The dream run continues for Alex Michelsen who fends of Mcdonald 6-3 6-3 to move into his maiden ATP semi-final! 🤩 @TennisHalloFame | #InfosysHallofFameOpen pic.twitter.com/icWPlOKuTx

— ATP Tour (@atptour) July 21, 2023

The 18-year-old needed only one hour and 11 minutes to complete the quarter-final, and said afterwards: “I served really well, first-serve percentage was probably pretty high.

“The serve was key today and I didn’t miss too many groundstrokes either, so that was nice.” 

Michelsen edged out No 5 seed Maxime Cressy (6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5) and defeated Australian James Duckworth (4-6, 6-3, 6-0) in the previous rounds of the Newport tournament.

In the previous round of the Newport tournament, McDonald, ranked No 59, beat Australian qualifier Li Tu (6-4, 7-6 (5)).

Newport ATP250, other last eight results (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 642.735, most recent results first):

• Tommy Paul vs. John Isner
• Ugo Humbert (3) beat Kevin Anderson (WC): 6-2, 6-4
• Adrian Mannarino (2) beat Jordan Thompson (7): 6-0, 6-7 (4), 6-2