Jannik Sinner dispatches Mcdonald in the 1st round to collide vs Michelsen at the U.S. Open – U.S. OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Sinner conquers Mcdonald to compete against Alex Michelsen in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald

Jannik Sinner wins against Mackenzie Mcdonald 2-6 6-2 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday. Sinner will engage against Alex Michelsen in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 24 minutes. His most significant achievement in this competition was reaching the quarter in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Sinner
New York
Sinner's Record

Jannik added to his prize money $ 40,000 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 140,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Italian will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 215,000 in total.

Highlights Jannik Sinner vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald U.S. Open – New York

Sinner’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sinner
Mcdonald
Jannik Sinner
2-6 6-2 6-1
6-2
2h:24
Mackenzie Mcdonald
109
109
Total points
83
83
39
39
Winners
31
31
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
37%
37%
29
29
Unforced
47
47
38%
38%
Ratio Unforced
62%
62%
14/25
14/25
Net Approaches
22/32
22/32
56%
56%
Perc
69%
69%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
4
4
5
5
Double Faults
6
6
55%
55%
1st in
58%
58%
75%
75%
1st won
54%
54%
39/52
39/52
1st won
31/57
31/57
50%
50%
2nd won
44%
44%
21/42
21/42
2nd won
18/41
18/41
210
210
Fastest serve
196
196
190
190
AVG 1st Serve
174
174
144
144
AVG 2nd Serve
146
146
-- Break Points --
8/15
8/15
Total
4/11
4/11
53%
53%
Won
36%
36%
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At the end of the match, Sinner scored 109 points vs. the American’s 83.

Sinner

The Italian served exceptionally well to win 75% of the points (39/52) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (21/42) on his second serve. Jannik blasted 11 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Jannik didn’t lose the concentration in converting 53% of the break points that he conquered (8/15).

Mcdonald

On the other side, Mcdonald was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Sinner and Mcdonald is 4-0 for Jannik.

Draw and next match H2H: Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen – stats

Sinner will face Michelsen in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Jannik Sinner and Alex Michelsen square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Sinner won 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in August 2024.

Sinner was great in turning the table in the last 3 sets after dropping the opener. Finally, he dropped only 5 games in the last 3 sets after recording 86 points vs. Michelsen’s 49 points.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mcdonald 6-2
McdonaldSinner
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
McdonaldSinner
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
McdonaldSinner
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
McdonaldSinner
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
McdonaldSinner
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
McdonaldSinner
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
McdonaldSinner
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
McdonaldSinner
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40

Sinner was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Mcdonald to win the set as Jannik found the way to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. The American maintained his focus to break Sinner in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Jannik was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Mcdonald was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Jannik was flawless in converting all his break points in the 4th game (1-2 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 57 points. Mcdonald was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Sinner (35-22). The American surrendered 8 points on serve (16-8). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 19 points on serve (14-19).

2nd Set -
Sinner 6-2
SinnerMcdonald
6
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
SinnerMcdonald
5
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SinnerMcdonald
4
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SinnerMcdonald
4
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
SinnerMcdonald
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SinnerMcdonald
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SinnerMcdonald
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SinnerMcdonald
0
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40

Sinner had a strong start of this set after breaking Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, Sinner managed to stage a good comeback to break Mcdonald 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

A defining moment of this set was when Sinner won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the game count from 0-1 to 4-1.

The Italian converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, Mackenzie was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

They played 61 points. Sinner conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the American (34-27). Sinner surrendered 9 points on serve (14-9). In addition, on the other side, Mackenzie conceded 20 points on serve (18-20).

3rd Set -
Sinner 6-1
SinnerMcdonald
6
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SinnerMcdonald
5
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SinnerMcdonald
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SinnerMcdonald
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SinnerMcdonald
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SinnerMcdonald
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SinnerMcdonald
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

The Italian was too good to concede just 1 game before breaking the American 2 times and win the set 6-1.

Mcdonald was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.

The Italian was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 0-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). On the other side, the Italian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 32 points. The Italian was the winner of the set after clinching 18 points more than Mackenzie (25-7). Sinner was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (16-2). On the losing side, the American conceded 9 points on serve (5-9).

4th Set -
Sinner 6-2
SinnerMcdonald
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SinnerMcdonald
5
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SinnerMcdonald
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SinnerMcdonald
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SinnerMcdonald
4
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
SinnerMcdonald
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
SinnerMcdonald
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
SinnerMcdonald
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Sinner enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Sinner managed to boost his lead after breaking Mcdonald in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

The Italian won 0 consecutive points in this set from 15-0 1-0 to .

There was a pivotal moment in this set when the Italian won 4 consecutive games in the 4th set to change the score from 0-0 to 4-0.

Sinner converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Sinner didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 42 points. Sinner was the one to win the set after conquering 14 more points than the American (28-14). The Italian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Mcdonald conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).

1st
Sinner
Mcdonald
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1
2nd
Sinner
Mcdonald
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
3rd
Sinner
Mcdonald
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
4th
Sinner
Mcdonald
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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