H2H, PREDICTION Mackenzie Mcdonald vs Zhizhen Zhang | Nottingham 2 Challenger odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Nottingham 2 Challenger. Mcdonald and Zhang will play each other in the 2nd round of the Nottingham 2 Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Zhizhen Zhang

Mackenzie Mcdonald and Zhizhen Zhang will square off in the 2nd round of the Nottingham 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mackenzie Mcdonald who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Mackenzie Mcdonald is the pick to win this match.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.173
Zhizhen Zhang -> 5

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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Zhizhen Zhang

There is no head to head record between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Zhizhen Zhang since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Mackenzie Mcdonald

Ranked no. 114, the American reached the 2nd round after beating Antoine Hoang 6-4 6-2.

In the 1st round, The American had a good straight sets win against Hoang (6-4 6-2). During the match, Mcdonald scored 62 points vs Hoang’s 45. Mcdonald was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Talking about the service games, Mcdonald fired 2 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults. Mackenzie Mcdonald was pretty efficient on serve to win 79% (26/33) of his 1st serve and 77% (10/13) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Hoang 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

Mcdonald has a positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (217-154). 1-1 on grass in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Mcdonald has an aggregate 14-11 match record in the last years on grass.

Mackenzie’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Sultan 1 Challenger.

Mcdonald has a composed 27-13 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Nottingham 2 Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.

Mcdonald
Nottingham 2 Challenger
Mcdonald's Record

Zhizhen Zhang

Ranked no. 178, the Chinese reached the 2nd round after defeating Mark Whitehouse 6-4 7-67 and Andreas Seppi 7-61 6-4.

In the 1st round, The Chinese had a good straight sets win against Seppi (7-61 6-4). During the match Zhang scored 82 points vs Seppi’s 68. The Chinese was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.

About the serving games, Zhang made 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Zhizhen Zhang conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Zhang put 67% of his first serves in, winning 91% (41/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. Zhang broke Seppi once after converting 11% of his break points (1/9).

Zhizhen’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Biella 6 Challenger.

The Chinese has a composed 9-8 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Zhang
Nottingham 2 Challenger
Zhang's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament

M.Mcdonald
Z.Zhang
1h:14
1h:14
Time on court​
!
2h:55
2h:55
1h:14
1h:14
Last match​
1h:28
1h:28
1
1
Match played
!
3
3
18
18
Games Played​
68
68
2
2
Set played​​
6
6
62
62
Total points​
161
161
62
62
Avg point​
53.7
53.7
26
26
Winners
78
78
26
26
Avg Winners​
26
26
42%
42%
Ratio winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
18
18
2
2
Avg Aces
6
6
0
0
Double Faults
3
3
0
0
Avg Double Faults
1
1
26/33
26/33
1st won total​
78/94
78/94
!
79%
79%
1st won %
!
83%
83%
10/13
10/13
2nd won total​
22/43
22/43
!
77%
77%
2nd won %
51%
51%
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
BP won
3/18
3/18
3/8
3/8
Avg BP won
1/6
1/6
38%
38%
Won
!
17%
17%
0
0
Conceded
5
5
0
0
Avg Conceded
1.7
1.7
0
0
Broken
1
1
!
0
0
Avg Broken
!
0.3
0.3
0
0
Saved
4
4
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Mcdonald Zhang
Match played 1 2
Tot Set 2 4
Tot Games 18 46
Pts 62-45 161-139
Total Points 107 300
Winners 26 78
%Winners 42% 48%

Mcdonald played 1 match while Zhang competed in 2 matches. Zhang started his run from the qualifications while Mcdonald had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Mcdonald has played 2 set(s) less than Zhang (2 vs 4). Therefore, Mcdonald played 28 games less than Zhang. The American scored 26 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Chinese bagged 78 winners (48%).

Serve Performance

Serve Mcdonald Zhang
Aces 2 18
Avg per match 2 9
1st in 33/46 94/137
%1st in 72% 69%
1st pts 26/33 78/94
%1st pts 79% 83%
2nd pts 10/13 22/43
%2nd pts 77% 51%

Mcdonald scored 2 aces . Zhang made 18 aces (9 per match). Mcdonald won 79% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 77% of the points. On the other side, Zhang won 83% 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 Zhang
Won 3 3
Converted 3/8 3/18
% Converted 38% 17%
Conceded 0 5
Saved 0 4
% Saved NAN% 80%
Times Broken 0 1

Mackenzie broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Mackenzie extremely effective on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 0 break points. Zhizhen broke his opponents 3 times with a 17% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.

Mcdonald
R1
Hoang		 Total
Score 6-4 6-2
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 18 18
pts 62-45 62-45
Total points 107 107
Winners 26 26
%Winners 42% 42%
SERVE
Aces 2 2
Double Faults 0 0
1st in 33/46 33/46
% 1st in 72% 72%
1st pts 26/33 26/33
% 1st pts 79% 79%
2nd pts 10/13 10/13
% 2nd pts 77% 77%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/8 3/8
Converted % 38% 38%
Conceded 0 0
Saved 0/0 0
Saved % – 0%
Times Broken 0 0
Zhang
Q1
Whitehouse		 Q3
Escobedo		 R1
Seppi		 Total
Score 6-4 7-67 6-3 7-65 7-61 6-4
Tot Set 2 2 2 6
Tot Games 23 22 23 68
pts 79-71 – 82-68 161-139
Total points 150 0 150 300
Winners 37 41 78
%Winners 47% NAN% 50% 48%
SERVE
Aces 10 0 8 18
Double Faults 2 1 3
1st in 49/70 / 45/67 94/137
% 1st in 70% – 67% 69%
1st pts 37/49 / 41/45 78/94
% 1st pts 76% – 91% 83%
2nd pts 12/21 / 10/22 22/43
% 2nd pts 57% – 45% 51%
Breaks
Won 2 1 3
Converted 2/9 / 1/9 3/18
Converted % 22% – 11% 17%
Conceded 3 2 5
Saved 2/3 0/ 2/2 4
Saved % 67% – 100% 167%
Times Broken 1 0 1

Head 2 Head

Mackenzie Mcdonald
  • 0Slam
  • 0Main
  • 3Chall
  • 2Minor
Zhizhen Zhang
  • 0Slam
  • 0Main
  • 3Chall
  • 2Minor

Mackenzie
Mcdonald

2:0

Zhizhen
Zhang

Rank

96

High

37

1Hard0

1Grass0

Rank

38

High

33

Win Loss
Mcdonald
LLLWLWLWLL
Zhang
LWLLWWWLLW
2024 2023 2022
3 - 12
17 - 18
0-3
Hard
4-7
0-0
I Hard
2-2
0-4
Clay
7-5
3-5
Grass
4-4

Tennis Scores in Nottingham 2 Challenger

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