Mackenzie McDonald and Zhizhen Zhang will face each other in the quarterfinal round of the 2022 ATP Napoli Open on October 21.
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Mackenzie McDonald, who reached the quarterfinals in Florence last week, has advanced to the last eight in Naples after defeating third seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round on Thursday. The 27-year-old American was down a break in both sets against the Spaniard, but he came back with a double break in both to win 6-4, 6-4. McDonald won 70% of his first serves and hit 31 winners in the match, 15 more than the World No. 22. McDonald, who is 26-28 overall and 19-18 on hard courts, defeated Francesco Passaro of Italy 6-3, 7-5 in the first round. He has reached the quarterfinals in three of the last four tournaments.
Zhizhen Zhang, a qualifier, defeated sixth seed Sebastian Baez to advance to the last eight in Naples. This year, the Chinese player has excelled at the Challenger level, reaching four finals and winning one. Zhang appears to have carried that form all the way to the top. Zhang advanced to the main draw in Astana, where he defeated Aslan Karatsev in the first round before losing in the second. He also competed in the main draw in Florence, but lost in the first round after entering as a lucky loser. He is now in the main draw for the third week in a row, and this is by far his best performance.
Mackenzie McDonald and Zhizhen Zhang are scheduled to face each other in the quarterfinal round of the 2022 ATP Napoli Open on Friday, October 21. The tournament is scheduled to begin on October 17 and end on October 23.
The ATP Napoli Open 2022 will have five rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The competition’s main draw is set to commence on October 17, 2022 and conclude on October 23, 2022.
| Date | Competition Stage |
|---|---|
| October 17 | Round of 32 |
| October 19 | Round of 16 |
| October 20 | Quarter-finals |
| October 22 | Semi-finals |
| October 23 | Final |
| Player | Seed |
|---|---|
| Pablo Carreno Busta | 1 |
| Matteo Berrettini | 2 |
| Roberto Aug Bautista | 3 |
| Lorenzo Musetti | 4 |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | 5 |
| Sebastian Baez | 6 |
| A. Ramos | 7 |
| A. Mannarino | 8 |
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