Alex Bolt and Mackenzie Mcdonald will face off in the 2nd round of the Murray River Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on COURT 3. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the 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 -> 1.39
Alex Bolt -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Alex Bolt vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald
This will be the 3rd time that Alex Bolt and Mackenzie Mcdonald face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Bolt and Mcdonald (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Bolt won 7-5 6-73 6-2 in the qualifications in the Nottingham Challenger back in 2017.
Alex Bolt
Ranked no. 174, the Australian got to the qualifications after defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis 2-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round against Kokkinakis, Alex recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-3).-82) than Kokkinakis. In fact, the world no. 174 won 82 points vs Kokkinakis’s. That means that Bolt was more focused during the important points. Bolt was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bolt bagged 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Alex Bolt was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (39/55) of his 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Alex broke Kokkinakis twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Bolt has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 57% of his matches (238-176). 1-0 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Bolt has a 148-114 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
The Australian has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Melbourne
Bolt lost in the 2nd round to Dominic Thiem.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
Ranked no. 194, the American got to the qualifications after beating Richard Gasquet 7-62 7-5.
In the 1st round, Mackenzie had a good straight sets win against Gasquet (7-62 7-5). During the match Mcdonald scored 75 points vs Gasquet’s 66. Mcdonald was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about serving, Mcdonald bagged 8 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mackenzie Mcdonald lost the serve once. Furthermore, Mcdonald put 76% of his first serves in, winning 81% (42/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (8/16) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Gasquet twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
The American has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Melbourne
The American lost in the 1st round to Daniel Evans.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bolt | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 25 |
| Pts | 82-84 | 75-66 |
| Total Points | 166 | 141 |
| Winners | 39 | 42 |
| %Winners | 48% | 56% |
Both Bolt and Mcdonald played 1 match. At the moment, Alex Bolt dropped 1 set while Mackenzie Mcdonald hasn’t lost a set so far. Bolt has played 1 set more than Mcdonald (3 vs 2). Therefore, Bolt played 2 games more than Mcdonald. The Australian scored 39 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The American made 42 winners (56%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bolt | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 8 |
| 1st in | 55/94 | 52/68 |
| %1st in | 59% | 76% |
| 1st pts | 39/55 | 42/52 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 8/16 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 50% |
Bolt fired 3 aces . Mcdonald made 8 aces . Bolt won 71% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Mcdonald won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bolt | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 2 |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/5 |
| % Converted | 67% | 40% |
| Conceded | 10 | 1 |
| Saved | 8 | 0 |
| % Saved | 80% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Bolt broke his opponent twice with a 67% conversion rate. The Australian lost his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. Mcdonald conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bolt | |||
| R1 Kokkinakis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 82-84 | 82-84 | |
| Total points | 166 | 166 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 55/94 | 55/94 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 39/55 | 39/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 21/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Mcdonald | |||
| R1 Gasquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 75-66 | 75-66 | |
| Total points | 141 | 141 | |
| Winners | 42 | 42 | |
| %Winners | 56% | 56% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 52/68 | 52/68 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 42/52 | 42/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/16 | 8/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWLWLLW Tennis Scores in Melbourne
- Marcos GironGiron – Michael MmohMmoh (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (4-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Gilles SimonSimon – Elias YmerYmer (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Alexandre MullerMuller (3-6 6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Tomas MachacMachac (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yuichi SugitaSugita – Quentin HalysHalys (3-6 7-63 7-5) – See score progression
- Andrew HarrisHarris – Taro DanielDaniel (5-7 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Borna GojoGojo (6-78 7-62 7-67) – See score progression
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (3-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Lloyd HarrisHarris (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Sumit NagalNagal (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jeremy ChardyChardy – Marin CilicCilic (2-6 6-3 7-68) – See score progression
- Harry BourchierBourchier – Marc PolmansPolmans (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Blake MottMott (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Pedro SousaSousa – Li TuTu (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Cameron NorrieNorrie (4-6 7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Richard GasquetGasquet (7-62 7-5) – See score progression
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (7-68 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex BoltBolt – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico CoriaCoria – Radu AlbotAlbot (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Mikael YmerYmer (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (4-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Gilles SimonSimon – Elias YmerYmer (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Viktor TroickiTroicki (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Alexandre MullerMuller (3-6 6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Michael MmohMmoh (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Yuichi SugitaSugita – Quentin HalysHalys (3-6 7-6(3) 7-5) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Tomas MachacMachac (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Borna GojoGojo (6-7(8) 7-6(2) 7-6(7)) – See score progression
- Andrew HarrisHarris – Taro DanielDaniel (5-7 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Jeremy ChardyChardy – Gilles SimonSimon (3-4) – H2H and prediction
- Yuichi SugitaSugita – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro SousaSousa – Daniel EvansEvans (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Marcos GironGiron (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Federico CoriaCoria – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex BoltBolt – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Harry BourchierBourchier – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrew HarrisHarris – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Borna CoricCoric – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Jiri VeselyVesely (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-0) – H2H and prediction
