Mackenzie McDonald

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2019 w liczbach:

Ranking: 130
Bilans meczów: 10-12
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $343,893

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American Mackenzie McDonald also completed a return from injury by taking out Japanese Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-2, 7-6(5). McDonald missed the last six months of the 2019 season after having surgery to repair a proximal hamstring tendon. He returned to action in January and has now earned his first tour-level win in 10 months.

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Americans went four-for-four Friday, with Orlando-based MacKenzie McDonald clawing out a 6-7(0), 7-5, 7-6(5) win over German Dominik Koepfer.

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RG20: pierwszy wygrany mecz w paryskim szlemie.

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McDonald Couldn't Walk; Today He Faces Nadal At Roland Garros

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American reflects on comeback from hamstring surgery
Mackenzie McDonald departed Roland Garros last year with a devastating injury. In a doubles match, the American tore his right proximal hamstring tendon. Returning to health was a massive undertaking.

“It took a really serious team and a lot of hard work. The surgery was pretty big. I have a massive scar underneath my butt and I wasn’t able to walk for the first month-and-a-half, two months. Time was going by really slowly,” McDonald said. “I didn’t leave my apartment. I was barely able to shower, go to the bathroom. I couldn’t walk.”

The injury caused the former UCLA Bruin, who won the 2016 NCAA Singles and Doubles titles, to lose a lot of muscle mass in his leg.

“I was able to put one pound down on my foot lightly tapping [it at] around 10 per cent. Then the next week it was 20, the next week it was 30, 35, 40. Then it was a one-pound weight three times a week. Then it was two pounds, then it was three. It was gruelling. You make one mistake and you can rupture it again,” McDonald said. “I had to be very patient, something that really taught me a lot. From there, you just slowly creep back. The [work on] court goes from hitting from the centre to two feet around you to three feet around you. We took every step extremely carefully.

“We worked really hard and I really pushed myself... to keep knowing that I was ready for the next step. I can do everything with my hamstring now. All good.”


McDonald’s body will be put to the ultimate test on Wednesday when he faces 12-time champion Rafael Nadal in the second round at Roland Garros.

“[It is] probably one of the biggest challenges you can face in sports, playing him here. I think this year I have the best chance of any year,” McDonald said. “I think with the balls, with the speed, with how much lower it’s bouncing [that will help]. I think I’m playing the best clay-court tennis I have played and he hasn’t played too much this year. I think it’s a tough challenge, but I have to believe that I can beat him.”

Fifteen months ago, McDonald faced a gruelling rehab that kept him out of competition for the rest of 2019. He tried to stay occupied by taking five UCLA classes and doing media work. At the US Open, he created video content for the tournament. While the American was working hard to get healthy, the idea of positioning himself to play the likes of Nadal at a Grand Slam was far from his mind.

“Honestly it was hard to even think about that. My injury was so severe in my opinion that I was just like, ‘I really hope I’m going to get back.’ I wasn’t on Tour for a crazy long time. It hurt not playing tennis for that long. I never had that experience,” McDonald said. “I still was losing my mind a little bit. I love tennis, I love playing. Honestly I can’t even tell you how happy I am to be back. To be here, getting a win yesterday in singles, competing in doubles even though I lost [was amazing]. I know what it’s like on the worst end of it now, so tomorrow will be fun.”


Defeating Nadal on the Parisian terre battue has proven nearly impossible over the years. In 15 second-round matches at Roland Garros, the Spaniard has only lost one set.

“I’m going to keep doing what I have been doing in practice and in the matches. I’ve been playing well,” McDonald said. “I’m just going to keep focussing on myself a little bit. Obviously there are areas you don’t want to put yourself in with him and his game, so I’m going to try my best to work around that.”

The 25-year-old won’t take this opportunity for granted. Not long ago, McDonald was unable to walk. Now he gets to play an all-time great on Court Philippe-Chatrier, one of the grandest stages in tennis. Most importantly, his leg injury is a thing of the past.

“I definitely think I’ve moved past it. It’s extremely unfortunate what happened last year. I wouldn’t really wish that upon anyone. It was a really tough situation, honestly. But I really persevered through it,” McDonald said. “I did an incredible job to even get back to this point. I don’t think a lot of players would even be back as quick as I was, for sure. To be playing exactly if not in better condition than I was, even last year, too, I’m going to pat myself on the back for that.”

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2020 w liczbach:

Ranking: 193
Bilans meczów: 4-8
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $307,852

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Super grajek będzie.

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Na tyle, że proponowałbym usunąć jego wątek i podmienić na jakieś zdolnego 12-latka z Francji.

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Mackenzie McDonald, No. 194 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, also advanced after edging past No. 14-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet in straight sets. McDonald served up eight aces against the former World No. 7 en route to a 7-6(2), 7-5 victory.

The American will play the winner between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alex Bolt, an all-Aussie first-round clash, as the former No. 57 continues to work his way back to fitness after suffering a hamstring injury in 2019.

“I’ve been working hard, [had] a lot of preparation,” McDonald said. “I’m really excited to be playing matches again. I haven’t had many opportunities to come back after my injury, so I just want to keep playing good tennis and get back to where I belong.”

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AO21: pierwszy raz w 3. rundzie australijskiego szlema.

Mackenzie McDonald d. [22] Borna Corić 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-4

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AO21: Drugi raz w 4. rundzie WS.

Mackenzie McDonald d. Lloyd Harris 7-6(7) 6-1 6-4

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McDonald's Long, Slow Path To Medvedev Showdown At Australian Open

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The American tore his right proximal hamstring tendon at 2019 Roland Garros
Mackenzie McDonald is the lowest-ranked player remaining in the Australian Open at World No. 192. On Monday, the American will have a chance to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final. The catch? He has to play fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, who is arguably the leading favourite to lift the trophy.

“He's tricky, man. Honestly, he makes a ton of balls, he's got amazing reach. His serve is really good. Returns, exceptional,” McDonald said. “He can really do everything. It's showing with his ranking and his results.”

It won’t be McDonald’s first chance to beat Medvedev, who leads their ATP Head2Head series 2-0. The Russian lost only five games in each of those meetings, at 2019 Indian Wells and in Barcelona less than two months later.

McDonald admitted that one of the toughest challenges about playing the reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion is that he excels at making opponents beat themselves.

“That's definitely been a struggle for me in the past playing him,” Medvedev said. “He's made me feel uncomfortable. But hopefully I can take all those matches into consideration for my next one and I'll plan accordingly and hopefully I can make the best of it.”

The fourth seed was highly complimentary of McDonald during his on-court interview after battling past Filip Krajinovic in five sets in the third round.

“He’s a really tricky opponent, a great player. He takes the ball early,” Medvedev said of the American, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2018. “I would kind of say even playing Roger style, trying to rush the net, rush the balls, so not easy to play.”

“That's probably the best compliment I've ever gotten,” McDonald said, cracking a big smile when told about Medvedev’s comment.

The American has a lot to be happy about these days. Not that long ago, the 25-year-old went through the scariest moment of his career.


At 2019 Roland Garros, former World No. 57 McDonald tore his right proximal hamstring tendon during a doubles match. Eight days later, he had surgery.

“Four hours before, at like 2 a.m., we were still deciding if we were going to cut me open or not and the surgeon decided to at six-something a.m.,” McDonald said. “Thankfully we did because it started growing somewhere else, and it was hanging by a string. It was just tough to know because there was so much fluid and other stuff going on in there and you want to get that surgery done ASAP.”

The former UCLA Bruin, who won the 2016 NCAA singles and doubles titles, did not leave his apartment for nearly three weeks, and did not walk on his right foot for six to eight weeks.

“Then it was like you can go 10 per cent on the right leg with crutches. Then it was 20 per cent, then it was 30 per cent then 50, 80 and then walking without crutches and it was one pound weight, two pounds weight, three pounds weight and that's each week,” McDonald said. “It was really slow. But then it started progressing faster.”

Later in 2019, McDonald tried other roles at tennis events, including commentary. He also took multiple UCLA classes and watched “a lot of tennis”. McDonald had plenty of doubt regarding his future.


“It means a lot [that I got my level back] because it was a really tough time and I don't think many people really know [what it is like]. Or at least for me, you don't really think about that until it happens to you,” McDonald said. “That was a major injury, a major surgery, and it was honestly really scary because not walk for as long as I did and everything that I went through was a big wake-up. So I'm really happy to be back here.”

McDonald's FedEx ATP Ranking is still on the mend. But when he steps on the court against Medvedev, the 25-year-old will have a chance to show that he is better than ever.

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