Alexander Domijan, the top seed in boys’ 18s, was upset by Kevin King, then pulled out of the backdraw, citing an injury, on Wednesday. Two other top seeds also went out: Evan King, No. 5 in 18s, and Shane Vinsant, No. 2 in 16s. On match point, Kevin King, seeded 19th, slipped and fell, but scrambled up in time to angle a winner in his 6-7(0), 6-4, 7-6(2) win. “(In the first set) he came up with a good tiebreaker at the end, so I just knew if I kept playing my game and just kept pressuring him, I’d have a chance in the second,” King said. King had two match points before Domijan forced the tiebreak in the final set. “I was just trying to stay in there and make him beat me, try not to give him too many free points, and make him come up with some shots,” King said.

Justin Shane (25), who defeated Evan King, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, said he just wanted to play his game: “Hit the corners, make him run a lot, move him around. “I knew if I kept doing what I was doing, I had a good chance to win the (second) set.”

Dane Webb (25) was very familiar with Vinsant’s game — they’re both from Texas and the two hit against each other “all the time,” he said. “We basically know each other’s games, like, perfectly. “Just whoever executes better that day (is the winner). It’s usually pretty close.” On Wednesday, it was Webb, who advanced to Thursday’s round of 16 with a 6-2, 6-2 win.,

Source: USTA Nationals Staff