McKenzie McDonald rallied from a set down to defeat Edas Butvilas 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Washington tournament. The American won by converting all four of his break points while saving two of the five he faced, a decisive edge in the key moments.
Butvilas struck first, breaking McDonald at 2-4 in the opening set and holding to take it. The second set saw an immediate exchange: Butvilas broke at 0-1, but McDonald retaliated at 1-1 and again at 3-1 to seal the set. In the decider, Butvilas again took the early lead, breaking at 0-2. McDonald broke back at 2-3 and then grabbed the decisive break at 5-4 to close out the match.
McDonald's perfect break-point conversion (4/4) stood in stark contrast to Butvilas's 0/4 rate on break points saved. Butvilas fired 10 aces overall, but could not hold off McDonald's relentless returning, particularly in the second and third sets.