Mackenzie McDonald

American tennis player Tommy Paul overcame compatriot Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-2 at the Japan Open ATP 500 event on Wednesday to reach his ninth quarterfinal of the season and sixth on hard courts.

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal is expected to be out of action for six to eight weeks after sustaining a grade 2 injury during his second loss at the Australian Open.

One year after lifting his first ATP Tour trophy in Adelaide, Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis made a winning start in another campaign at the Adelaide International 2 ATP Tour event here on Monday.

Italian Lorenzo Musetti lit up the Firenze Open on Friday when he produced a stunning display to beat Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 6-2 and reach the semifinals on home soil, here.

The American-Brazilian duo of Mackenzie McDonald and Marcelo Melo completed a dream debut week by claiming the Japan Open Tennis Championships men's doubles title, defeating third seeds Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernandez…