Mackenzie Mcdonald and Frederico Ferreira Silva will fight against each other in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mackenzie Mcdonald who should win in 2 sets.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.25
Frederico Ferreira Silva -> 3.95
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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Frederico Ferreira Silva
There is no head to head record between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Frederico Ferreira Silva since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
Ranked no. 139, Mcdonald got to the quarter after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 7-5 and Denis Istomin 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Mcdonald had a good straight sets win against Istomin (6-2 6-3). During the match Mcdonald scored 62 points vs Istomin’s 43. The American was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mcdonald bagged 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Mackenzie Mcdonald lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mcdonald put 59% of his first serves in, winning 66% (21/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the 2nd serve. Mcdonald broke Istomin 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Mcdonald has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (196-144). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Mcdonald has a 33-24 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Mcdonald has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 1 Challenger
Mackenzie has never competed in this tournament before.
Frederico Ferreira Silva
Ranked no. 184, Ferreira Silva got to the quarter after defeating Sebastian Ofner 6-3 6-4 and Pavel Kotov 6-1 3-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Frederico defeated Kotov (6-1 3-6 6-4). During the match Ferreira Silva scored 84 points vs Kotov’s 72. Frederico was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Ferreira Silva couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Frederico Ferreira Silva was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (35/49) of his 1st serve and 55% (16/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Portuguese broke Kotov 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ferreira Silva has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Portuguese has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mcdonald | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 45 |
| Pts | 147-112 | 147-117 |
| Total Points | 259 | 264 |
| Winners | 51 | 68 |
| %Winners | 35% | 46% |
Both Mcdonald and Ferreira Silva played 2 matches. At the moment, Frederico Ferreira Silva lost 1 set while Mackenzie Mcdonald hasn’t conceded a set so far. Mcdonald has played 1 set(s) less than Ferreira Silva (4 vs 5). Therefore, Mcdonald played 4 games less than Ferreira Silva. Mackenzie scored 51 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Portuguese fired 68 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mcdonald | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 72/120 | 89/137 |
| %1st in | 60% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 51/72 | 68/89 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 29/48 | 25/48 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 52% |
Mcdonald fired 10 aces (5 per match). Ferreira Silva recorded 2 aces (1 per match). Mcdonald won 71% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Ferreira Silva won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mcdonald | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 7 |
| Converted | 9/16 | 7/9 |
| % Converted | 56% | 78% |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 |
| Saved | 6 | 2 |
| % Saved | 67% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
The American broke his opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Ferreira Silva broke his opponents 7 times with a 78% conversion rate. Frederico conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mcdonald | ||||
| R1 Kukushkin | R2 Istomin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 17 | 41 | |
| pts | 85-69 | 62-43 | 147-112 | |
| Total points | 154 | 105 | 259 | |
| Winners | 30 | 21 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 34% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 40/66 | 32/54 | 72/120 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 59% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 21/32 | 51/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 66% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 14/22 | 29/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 64% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/6 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 83% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 4/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 80% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ferreira Silva | ||||
| R1 Ofner | R2 Kotov | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 | 45 | |
| pts | 63-45 | 84-72 | 147-117 | |
| Total points | 108 | 156 | 264 | |
| Winners | 33 | 35 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 42% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/59 | 49/78 | 89/137 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 63% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 33/40 | 35/49 | 68/89 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 71% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/19 | 16/29 | 25/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 55% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 4/6 | 7/9 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 67% | 78% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Martin KlizanKlizan – Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kacper ZukZuk – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (0-0) – H2H and prediction