Hall of Fame Open: McDonald eases past Billy Harris to reach last eight
Mackenzie McDonald won against Billy Harris 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday evening and will play American wildcard Reilly Opelka in the next round
American Mackenzie McDonald advanced to the quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Open by winning against qualifier Billy Harris 6-3, 6-4 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum.
McDonald, ranked No 99, will play American wildcard Reilly Opelka next.
The American defeated Australian Rinky Hijikata, the No 8 seed (4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Newport tournament, Harris, ranked No 116, won against Canadian Gabriel Diallo (7-6 (4), 7-5).
Newport ATP 250, other second-round results (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 661.585, most recent results first):
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Alex Bolt
- Benoit Paire vs. Marcos Giron
- Ethan Quinn vs. Christopher Eubanks
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Eliot Spizzirri
- Reilly Opelka beat Adrian Mannarino (1): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
- Aleksandar Kovacevic beat Arthur Rinderknech (7): 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
- Alex Michelsen (3) beat Maxime Cressy: 6-4, 6-4