Mackenzie Mcdonald and Jurij Rodionov will clash against each other in the final of the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 7 pm on Centre 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.
As per the initial odds, Mackenzie Mcdonald is the pick to win this match.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.36
Jurij Rodionov -> 3.15
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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Jurij Rodionov
There is no head to head record between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Jurij Rodionov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
Ranked no. 139, the American reached the final after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 7-5, Denis Istomin 6-2 6-3, Frederico Ferreira Silva 6-4 3-6 7-63 and Henri Laaksonen 6-2 6-1.
In the semifinal, Mcdonald had a good straight sets win against Laaksonen (6-2 6-1). During the match Mcdonald scored 64 points vs Laaksonen’s 42. The American was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mcdonald fired 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Mackenzie Mcdonald was quite effective on serve to win 76% (26/34) of his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Laaksonen 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Mcdonald has a winning match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (198-144). 4-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Mcdonald has a 35-24 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Sultan 1 Challenger.
The American has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 1 Challenger
Mackenzie has never competed in this tournament before.
Jurij Rodionov
Ranked no. 152, Rodionov reached the final after beating Ivan Nedelko 6-3 6-3, Tatsuma Ito 6-3 6-2, Tomas Machac 6-2 6-3 and Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-2 3-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, Jurij defeated Gunneswaran (6-2 3-6 6-3). During the match Rodionov scored 83 points vs Gunneswaran’s 74. The Austrian was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Rodionov recorded 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Jurij Rodionov was extremely effective on serve to win 80% (35/44) of his 1st serve and 61% (20/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Rodionov broke Gunneswaran 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rodionov has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Rodionov’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Sultan 1 Challenger.
Jurij has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2021, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mcdonald | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 88 | 78 |
| Pts | 311-255 | 271-212 |
| Total Points | 566 | 483 |
| Winners | 131 | 114 |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% |
Both Mcdonald and Rodionov played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Mackenzie Mcdonald surrendered 1 set, while Jurij Rodionov conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Mcdonald and Rodionov have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Mcdonald played 10 games more than Rodionov. The American scored 131 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Austrian recorded 114 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mcdonald | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 27 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 175/282 | 143/230 |
| %1st in | 62% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 131/175 | 114/143 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 55/107 | 44/87 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 51% |
Mcdonald blasted 27 aces (6.8 per match). Rodionov recorded 26 aces (6.5 per match). Mcdonald won 75% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Rodionov won 80% of the points behind 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 | Mcdonald | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 16 |
| Converted | 16/30 | 16/35 |
| % Converted | 53% | 46% |
| Conceded | 22 | 15 |
| Saved | 16 | 11 |
| % Saved | 73% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
The American broke his opponents 16 times with a 53% conversion rate. The American lost his serve 6 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Jurij broke his opponents 16 times with a 46% conversion rate. Rodionov conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mcdonald | ||||||
| R1 Kukushkin |
R2 Istomin |
1/4 Ferreira Silva |
1/2 Laaksonen |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 7-63 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 88 | |
| pts | 85-69 | 62-43 | 100-101 | 64-42 | 311-255 | |
| Total points | 154 | 105 | 201 | 106 | 566 | |
| Winners | 30 | 21 | 54 | 26 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 34% | 54% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 40/66 | 32/54 | 69/104 | 34/58 | 175/282 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 59% | 66% | 59% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 21/32 | 54/69 | 26/34 | 131/175 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 66% | 78% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 14/22 | 13/35 | 13/24 | 55/107 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 64% | 37% | 54% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/6 | 3/4 | 4/10 | 16/30 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 83% | 75% | 40% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 22 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/3 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 80% | 70% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Rodionov | ||||||
| R1 Nedelko |
R2 Ito |
1/4 Machac |
1/2 Gunneswaran |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-2 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 78 | |
| pts | 61-47 | 59-43 | 68-48 | 83-74 | 271-212 | |
| Total points | 108 | 102 | 116 | 157 | 483 | |
| Winners | 31 | 16 | 32 | 35 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 27% | 47% | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 39/57 | 23/41 | 37/55 | 44/77 | 143/230 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 56% | 67% | 57% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 31/39 | 16/23 | 32/37 | 35/44 | 114/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 70% | 86% | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/18 | 9/18 | 8/18 | 20/33 | 44/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 50% | 44% | 61% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 6/9 | 3/11 | 3/9 | 16/35 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | 27% | 33% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 5/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 100% | 83% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
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