Ben Shelton bests Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Washington on Tuesday in what was an all-American match. Shelton will face Gabriel Diallo in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. His most significant achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.
Ben added to his prize money $ 14,480 after winning this match. He has already won $ 32,005 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shelton will add $ 28,735 to his earnings to get in total $ 60,740 in total.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald Citi Open – Washington
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:15
At the end of the match, Shelton scored 64 points vs. Mcdonald’s 43.
Shelton
Ben served exceptionally well to win 87% of the points (27/31) behind his first serve, and he won 81% points (13/16) on his second serve. Ben didn’t lose the focus when converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (2/3).
Mcdonald
On the other side, Mackenzie wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shelton and Mcdonald is 2-0 for Ben.
Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Gabriel Diallo – stats
Shelton will face Diallo in the 3rd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Gabriel Diallo clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Diallo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Ben clinched in the 4th game (3-1) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Ben was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, Shelton didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 56 points. Shelton won 8 more points than Mackenzie (32-24). Shelton was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (20-4). on the other side of the court, Mcdonald conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).
Similarly to the 1st set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Ben clinched in the 7th game (4-3) before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
Shelton converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40). On the other side, Shelton didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 51 points. Shelton won 13 more points than Mackenzie (32-19). Ben was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (20-3). On the losing side, Mcdonald conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).
Tennis Scores in Washington
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- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-3 6-4)
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (3-6 6-2 6-3)
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-3 6-4)
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