Alex Michelsen edged No. 4 seed Mackenzie McDonald unchallenged (6-3, 6-3) to advance to the semi-finals of the Newport Tournament early Friday night in Newport.
Michelsen, ranked 190th in the ATP, will face the winner of the match between the No. 1 seed Tommy Paul and John Isner in the semifinals of the Rhode-Icelandic tournament.
Before this match against McDonald, 59th in the world at the ATP, on Friday, Alex Michelsen had needed three sets to beat the seeded n ° 5 Maxime Cressy (6-7 [5]6-4, 7-5), and won against Australian James Duckworth (4-6, 6-3, 6-0).
Mackenzie McDonald eliminated Australian qualifier Li Tu (6-4, 7-6 [5]).
The other meetings of the quarter-finals in Newport (ATP250, grass, 642,735 USD, results are displayed from newest to oldest):
- Tommy Paul – John Isner: scheduled for Friday
- Ugo Humbert (N.3) – Kevin Anderson (WC) : 6-2, 6-4
- Adrian Mannarino (N.2) – Jordan Thompson (N.7) : 6-0, 6-7 [4]6-2
2023-07-21 20:08:22
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