21:10
Start delays itself
As is so often the case with tennis, the start is delayed. After Anna Kalinskaya won the first set 6-0, Clervie NGOUNOUE compensates for a 7: 5 in the second round, so that the decision set is now due. Thus, a start of the game between Jan-Lennard Struff and Mackenzie McDonald is probably not to be expected before 9:45 p.m.
20:57
No clear distribution of roles
Due to the fact that both players do not play their best year on the ATP tour, the favorite role is difficult to make out. Also because it is the first duel between the two. While Jan-Lennard Struff serves significantly more aces, longer rally should probably go to Mackenzie McDonald. The American has a little more cautious, but he puts significantly more first balls (66 percent to 58 percent). In addition, the 30-year-old acts extremely efficiently when it comes to transforming break points. With a quota of 45 percent, he is on the level of a Carlos Alcaraz. All in all, the native Californian is easily favored, but Jan-Lennard Struff demonstrated at the qualification tournament that he can also win against supposedly stronger players. As a result, it will probably depend on the form of the day.
20:48
Difficult season for McDonald
Similar to its current opponent, Mackenzie McDonald was rarely able to convince in 2025. The American has survived the second round with no ATP tournament, apart from the qualifications. In contrast to Jan-Lennard Struff, however, the 30-year-old has often switched to the Challenger Tour and was able to celebrate a semi-finals and a final. But in both cases the great success failed to materialize. Incidentally, McDonald has not yet won a game for himself in the three Grand Slams of the season.
20:31
Struff is looking for the Constance
So far, Jan-Lennard Struff has had an extremely mixed year 2025. The 35-year-old almost didn’t get in the kick at Wimbledon. At the prestigious tournament on the holy lawn, he survived the first two rounds before he had to give up 1: 3 Carlos Alcaraz. Afterwards he was able to repeat the performance again at the Kitzbühel clay court tournament, but when moving to the hard court, it immediately set two opening defeats. Only at the qualification tournament for the US Open did the German find back on track and only lost a sentence against Taro Daniel. This season is also easy to understand based on the world rankings. While Struff still ended the previous year as number 42, he has now slipped to 144. With Mackenzie McDonald, he faces an actor who also does not play a particularly good year.
20:15
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the first round of the US Open 2025! With the duel on Court 12 against Mackenzie McDonald, Jan-Lennard Struff starts in the last Grand Slam of the year. The 35-year-old would like to win an encounter in Meadowland for the first time since 2020. However, this will not happen before 8:45 p.m., since Anna Kalinskaya and Clervie NGOUNOUE still play their game beforehand.