Mackenzie Mcdonald and Nino Serdarusic will face off in the 2nd round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mackenzie Mcdonald who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mackenzie Mcdonald is the pick to win this match.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.24
Nino Serdarusic -> 3.88
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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Nino Serdarusic
There is no head to head record between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Nino Serdarusic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
Ranked no. 223, Mackenzie got to the 2nd round after beating Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 3-6 6-1 6-3, Viktor Galovic 6-2 6-4 and Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round, Mackenzie had a good straight sets win against Gabashvili (6-4 6-1). During the match Mcdonald scored 65 points vs Gabashvili’s 44. The American was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mcdonald managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Mackenzie Mcdonald lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mcdonald put 55% of his first serves in, winning 70% (21/30) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the 2nd serve. Mcdonald broke Gabashvili 6 times after converting 86% of his break points (6/7).
Mcdonald has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 57% of his matches (185-137). 7-8 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Mcdonald has a 137-89 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Mackenzie has a 10-12 win-loss record in 2020, 7-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Mackenzie didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2019.
Nino Serdarusic
Ranked no. 292, Nino got to the 2nd round after beating Filippo Baldi 6-4 4-6 7-5, Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-4 6-3 and Alexey Vatutin 4-6 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round against Vatutin, Nino recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Serdarusic scored 89 points vs Vatutin’s 69. Serdarusic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Serdarusic made 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nino Serdarusic lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Serdarusic put 56% of his first serves in, winning 75% (33/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (13/34) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Vatutin 7 times after converting 70% of his break points (7/10).
Nino’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in M25 Vogau.
Serdarusic has a 16-12 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Serdarusic didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mcdonald | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 77 |
| Pts | 222-165 | 265-232 |
| Total Points | 387 | 497 |
| Winners | 79 | 109 |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% |
Both Mcdonald and Serdarusic played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Mackenzie Mcdonald conceded 1 set, while Nino Serdarusic dropper 2 sets. Mcdonald has played 1 set(s) less than Serdarusic (7 vs 8). Therefore, Mcdonald played 17 games less than Serdarusic. Mcdonald scored 79 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Nino struck 109 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mcdonald | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 11.3 |
| 1st in | 105/170 | 147/243 |
| %1st in | 62% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 79/105 | 109/147 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 40/65 | 38/96 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 40% |
Mcdonald managed to score 21 aces (7 per match). Serdarusic managed to score 34 aces (11.3 per match). Mcdonald won 75% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Serdarusic won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 40% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mcdonald | Serdarusic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 16 |
| Converted | 13/28 | 16/38 |
| % Converted | 46% | 42% |
| Conceded | 10 | 27 |
| Saved | 7 | 17 |
| % Saved | 70% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 10 |
The American broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. Mackenzie surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 16 times with a 42% conversion rate. Serdarusic conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mcdonald | |||||
| Q1 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
Q3 Galovic |
R1 Gabashvili |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 18 | 17 | 60 | |
| pts | 90-77 | 67-44 | 65-44 | 222-165 | |
| Total points | 167 | 111 | 109 | 387 | |
| Winners | 32 | 26 | 21 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 32% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 47/70 | 28/45 | 30/55 | 105/170 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 62% | 55% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/47 | 26/28 | 21/30 | 79/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 93% | 70% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/23 | 10/17 | 14/25 | 40/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 59% | 56% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/13 | 6/7 | 13/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 23% | 86% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 75% | – | 67% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Serdarusic | |||||
| Q1 Baldi |
Q3 Gabashvili |
R1 Vatutin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 19 | 26 | 77 | |
| pts | 111-109 | 65-54 | 89-69 | 265-232 | |
| Total points | 220 | 119 | 158 | 497 | |
| Winners | 48 | 28 | 33 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 37% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 16 | 12 | 6 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 60/98 | 43/67 | 44/78 | 147/243 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 64% | 56% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 48/60 | 28/43 | 33/44 | 109/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 65% | 75% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/38 | 9/24 | 13/34 | 38/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 38% | 38% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 3/17 | 6/11 | 7/10 | 16/38 | |
| Converted % | 18% | 55% | 70% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 56% | 56% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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