Mackenzie’s McDonald’s run at Delray Beach tennis tourney ends

A day after defeating top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro at the ATP Tour’s Delray Beach (Fla.) Open, Piedmont native Mackenzie McDonald ran out of steam, falling to Radu Albot 3-6, 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals Saturday night.

In the process, Albot became the first Moldovan to reach an ATP final.

“I think this is a great achievement,” Albot said. “This was my third semifinal and I was successful this time. I’ve been a lot of years the first player for my country to carry the flag everywhere in the world.”

Albot will face England’s Daniel Evans in the final after Evans beat second-seeded John Isner 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Isner held serve in all 31 service games he played this week until Evans broke him three times.