Jannik Sinner bests Mackenzie Mcdonald 2-6 6-2 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday. Sinner will have to play Alex Michelsen in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 24 minutes. His best result in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

New York
Sinner's Record

The Italian 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.

After this match, the head to head between Sinner and Mcdonald is 5-0 for Jannik.

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

Sinner will take on Michelsen in the 2nd round.

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

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

Sinner was great in turning this contest around in the last 3 sets after surrendering the the opening set. Finally, he dropped only 5 games in the last 3 sets after conquering 86 points vs. Michelsen’s 49 points.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mcdonald 6-2
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Sinner came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Mackenzie to win the set because Jannik found the way to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. Mackenzie maintained his focus to break Sinner in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Sinner was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Mcdonald was unerring 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). Also, on the other side, Sinner was on the money in converting all his break points in the 4th game (1-2 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 57 points. The American won 13 more points than Jannik (35-22). Mackenzie dropped 8 points on serve (16-8). In addition, on the other side, Sinner conceded 19 points on serve (14-19).

2nd Set -
Sinner 6-2
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Sinner had a great start in this set after breaking Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Jannik found the way to come back to break the American 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.

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Sinner won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the score 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, Mcdonald was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

They played 61 points. The Italian was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than the American (34-27). Jannik lost 9 points on serve (14-9). on the other side of the net, Mackenzie conceded 20 points on serve (18-20).

3rd Set -
Sinner 6-1
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The Italian was too strong to drop only 1 game before breaking the American 2 times and win the set 6-1.

The American couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Sinner was on the money 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, Sinner didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 32 points. Jannik was the one to win the set after conquering 18 points more than the American (25-7). Jannik was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (16-2). On the other side, Mcdonald conceded 9 points on serve (5-9).

4th Set -
Sinner 6-2
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Sinner had a favorable start in this set after breaking Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Sinner extended his lead after breaking the American in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

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

There was an important spell in this set when the Italian won 4 consecutive games in the 4th set so as to change the score from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Italian 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, Jannik didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 42 points. Jannik conquered the set after winning 14 points more than Mcdonald (28-14). Sinner was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).

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