Karen Khachanov, the tournament's number three seed and winner in 2018, won his first match in the second round against American Mackenzie McDonald. To say that the Russian qualified without a hitch would be a lie, but to say that he shook would also be a distortion of the truth. Final score 7-6 6-4, in 1 hour and 54 minutes. In the next round, Khachanov will face Matthew Ebden, a qualifier, for a place in the semi-finals.
