Henri Laaksonen and Mackenzie Mcdonald will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mackenzie Mcdonald is the pick to win this match.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.51
Henri Laaksonen -> 2.56
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Prediction and head to head Henri Laaksonen vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald
This will be the 2nd time that Henri Laaksonen and Mackenzie Mcdonald clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Laaksonen (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Laaksonen won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Houston back in 2019.
Henri Laaksonen
Ranked no. 134, the Swiss reached the semifinal after defeating Roberto Quiroz 6-4 6-2, Borna Gojo 1-6 7-5 6-2 and Kacper Zuk 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, The Swiss had a good straight sets win against Zuk (6-4 6-3). During the match Laaksonen scored 70 points vs Zuk’s 59. Henri was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Laaksonen made 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Henri Laaksonen conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Laaksonen put 59% of his first serves in, winning 84% (32/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (11/26) on the 2nd serve. Laaksonen broke Zuk 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Laaksonen has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Laaksonen has a favorable record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (340-268). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Laaksonen has a 96-64 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Henri has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 1 Challenger
Henri has never competed in this tournament before.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
Ranked no. 139, Mcdonald reached the semifinal after beating Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 7-5, Denis Istomin 6-2 6-3 and Frederico Ferreira Silva 6-4 3-6 7-63.
In the quarter, Mackenzie defeated Ferreira Silva (6-4 3-6 7-63).-100) than Ferreira Silva. In fact, the world no. 134 won 100 points vs Ferreira Silva’s. That means that Mcdonald was more focused during the important points. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Mcdonald made 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Mackenzie Mcdonald lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Mcdonald put 66% of his first serves in, winning 78% (54/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (13/35) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Ferreira Silva 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mcdonald has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The American has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Laaksonen | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 73 |
| Pts | 225-189 | 247-213 |
| Total Points | 414 | 460 |
| Winners | 82 | 105 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Both Laaksonen and Mcdonald played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Henri Laaksonen lost 1 set, while Mackenzie Mcdonald surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Laaksonen and Mcdonald have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Laaksonen played 9 games less than Mcdonald. Henri scored 82 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The American made 105 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Laaksonen | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 7 |
| 1st in | 101/192 | 141/224 |
| %1st in | 53% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 82/101 | 105/141 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 50/91 | 42/83 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 51% |
Laaksonen struck 16 aces (5.3 per match). Mcdonald managed to score 21 aces (7 per match). Laaksonen won 81% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Mcdonald won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Laaksonen | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 12 |
| Converted | 10/26 | 12/20 |
| % Converted | 38% | 60% |
| Conceded | 15 | 19 |
| Saved | 12 | 13 |
| % Saved | 80% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
Henri broke his opponents 10 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Swiss dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Mackenzie broke his opponents 12 times with a 60% conversion rate. Mackenzie conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Laaksonen | |||||
| R1 Quiroz |
R2 Gojo |
1/4 Zuk |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 1-6 7-5 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 27 | 19 | 64 | |
| pts | 61-40 | 94-90 | 70-59 | 225-189 | |
| Total points | 101 | 184 | 129 | 414 | |
| Winners | 20 | 30 | 32 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 32% | 46% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 22/47 | 41/81 | 38/64 | 101/192 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 51% | 59% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 20/22 | 30/41 | 32/38 | 82/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 73% | 84% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/25 | 21/40 | 11/26 | 50/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 53% | 42% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/13 | 3/7 | 10/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 31% | 43% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 5/8 | 4/4 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 63% | 100% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Mcdonald | |||||
| R1 Kukushkin |
R2 Istomin |
1/4 Ferreira Silva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 17 | 32 | 73 | |
| pts | 85-69 | 62-43 | 100-101 | 247-213 | |
| Total points | 154 | 105 | 201 | 460 | |
| Winners | 30 | 21 | 54 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 34% | 54% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 40/66 | 32/54 | 69/104 | 141/224 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 59% | 66% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 21/32 | 54/69 | 105/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 66% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 14/22 | 13/35 | 42/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 64% | 37% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/6 | 3/4 | 12/20 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 83% | 75% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 80% | 70% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
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