Toronto Masters: McDonald books spot in quarter-finals, beats Raonic in straight sets
Mackenzie McDonald won against Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday evening and will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Mackenzie McDonald in Rome (Zuma/Panoramic)
American Mackenzie McDonald advanced to the quarter-finals of the Toronto Masters by defeating Canadian wildcard Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-3 at the Aviva Centre on Thursday evening.
McDonald, ranked No 59, will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 3 seed, next.
The Mack attack continues 👀
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 10, 2023
The American ends the run of home favorite Raonic to reach the QFs!#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/wis0WhTLcm
Earlier in the tournament, the American won against Russian Aslan Karatsev (6-3, 6-4) and Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 6 seed (6-4, 6-3).
Milos Raonic won against American Frances Tiafoe, the No 9 seed (6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3) and Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel (6-4, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Canadian Open.
Toronto Masters, other last 16 results (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 6.600.000, most recent results first):
- Andy Murray vs. Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Tommy Paul vs. Marcos Giron
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Gael Monfils vs. Aleksandar Vukic
- Taylor Fritz vs. Alex De Minaur
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Casper Ruud: thursday
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