McDonald benefits from Alcaraz’s withdrawal, easily beats lucky loser Darderi
Mackenzie McDonald defeated Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday in Acapulco. McDonald had been scheduled to face Carlos Alcaraz.
Mackenzie Mcdonald of the U.S. reacts during his second round match against Spain’s Rafael Nadal at the 2023 Australian Open
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Mackenzie McDonald reached the second round of the Mexican Open by winning against Italian lucky loser Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-2 at the Princess Mundo Imperial in Acapulco on Tuesday night.
McDonald, who will face fellow American Brandon Nakashima next, would have played against No 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday but Alcaraz withdrew after dealing with a leg injury in Rio de Janeiro.
Acapulco ATP500, other first-round matchups and results:
- Alex De Minaur vs. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
- Jacopo Berrettini (Q) beat Oscar Otte: 3-6, 7-6(3), 2-1 ret.
- Brandon Nakashima beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
- Nuno Borges beat Nick Chappell (Q): 6-3, 7-6(3)
- Matteo Berrettini beat Alex Molcan: 6-0, 1-0 ret.
- Elias Ymer (LL) beat Adrian Mannarino: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
- Casper Ruud (2) beat Guido Andreozzi (Q): 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2)
- Tommy Paul (7) beat Emilio Gomez: 6-1, 7-6(4)
- Taro Daniel (Q) beat J.J. Wolf: 6-4, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (6) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 7-6(6), 6-4
- Holger Rune (4) beat Ben Shelton (WC): 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2
- Feliciano López (WC) beat Christopher Eubanks: 7-6(3), 6-4
- Denis Shapovalov beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 6-7(4), 6-0, 7-5
- Taylor Fritz (3) beat John Isner: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Michael Mmoh beat Marcos Giron: 7-6(3), 6-1
