Mackenzie Mcdonald survives Hugo Grenier 6-7(2) 6-1 7-6(2) in the 1st round in Barcelona on Monday after conquering a huge battle. Mcdonald will clash against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes. His most significant achievement in this competition was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.
Mcdonald added to his prize money € 9,085 after winning this match. He has won already € 19,465 after this win. If he wins the next match, Mcdonald will add € 16,090 to his earnings to get in total € 35,555 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the American scored 115 points vs. Hugo’s 105.
Mcdonald
The American won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 38% (8/21) of the procured opportunities.
Grenier
On the other side, the French player was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 42% – 5/12). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Mcdonald and Grenier is 1-0 for Mackenzie.
Draw and next match H2H: Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman – stats
Mcdonald will come up against Sebastian Schwartzman in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Mcdonald didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Hugo Grenier in the 1st game (1-0). However, that wasn’t sufficient for the French player to win the set as Mackenzie succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (2-2) and in the 12th (6-6) game. Grenier maintained his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 2.
Grenier failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.
Tiebreak
Hugo won 4 minibreaks in the 4th (3-1), 5th (4-1), 8th (6-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, the American won a minibreak in the 2nd (1-1) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-2
The French player was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Mcdonald was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (0-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (1-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 93 points. Hugo won 7 more points than the American (50-43). The French player lost 16 points on serve (23-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Mcdonald conceded 27 points on serve (27-27).
Mackenzie was too good to concede barely 1 game before breaking Hugo 3 times and wrap up the set 6-1.
Grenier was completely knocked out in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 0-1 to 6-1.
Mackenzie converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 0th (1-1 30-40), the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40). On the other side, Grenier wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (1-1 30-40).
They played 43 points. Mackenzie conquered the set after winning 15 points more than Hugo (29-14). Mackenzie was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (13-4). on the other side of the net, Hugo conceded 16 points on serve (10-16).
Mackenzie won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (5-6) game, The American broke back in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-2.
Mcdonald failed to serve out the set when leading 5-5 to be broken at 15.
The American missed the opportunity to break Hugo in the 6th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Tiebreak
Mcdonald won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 6th (5-1) and 9th (7-2) point.
Mackenzie won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 5-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2
The American converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40). Also, on the other side, Hugo converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had his opportunities in the 6th (3-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40).
They played 84 points. Mackenzie was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Grenier (44-40). The American dropped 15 points on serve (25-15). on the other side of the net, the French player conceded 19 points on serve (25-19).
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