Eastbourne Open: McDonald advances to last four
Mackenzie McDonald won against Mikael Ymer 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday. He’ll face Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 4 seed, in the next round
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American Mackenzie McDonald advanced to the semi-finals of the Eastbourne Open by winning against Swede Mikael Ymer 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club on Thursday afternoon.
McDonald, ranked No 64, will play Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 4 seed, next, after winning five games in a row to take the match against Ymer.
Return of the Mack 🤩
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McDonald rallies to beat Ymer 6-4 3-6 6-3 for a first grass court semi-final! 🌱#RothesayInternational pic.twitter.com/YOQ0KUEpkZ
Ahead of his victory, the American beat Italian Marco Cecchinato (6-3, 6-3) and top seed Taylor Fritz (7-6 (3), 7-6 (8)).
Ymer, ranked No 61, defeated Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, the No 9 seed (3-6, 6-4, 6-2) and wildcard Liam Broady (6-2, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Eastbourne tournament.
Eastbourne ATP250, other last 8 results (Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, grass, EUR 723.655, most recent results first):
- J.J. Wolf vs. Tommy Paul
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Gregoire Barrere
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-2, 6-3
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