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Etcheverry Rallies Past McDonald in Athens Opener

The result sends him to face Alexandre Müller next, bolstering his late bid for a stronger year-end ranking.

Overview

  • Tomás Martín Etcheverry beat Mackenzie McDonald 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-3 in 2 hours 50 minutes to reach the second round at the ATP 250 in Athens.
  • He struck 19 aces with no double faults, landed 79% of first serves, and won 74% of points behind his first delivery.
  • He is the only Argentine singles player competing on the ATP Tour this week at the late-season Athens event.
  • He trained in Athens with Novak Djokovic before his tournament debut at the Djokovic-associated stop that replaced Belgrade on the calendar.
  • Next up is France’s Alexandre Müller, the No. 5 seed who defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in three sets, as Etcheverry records his 25th win of 2025 and positions for Davis Cup consideration.