Mackenzie Mcdonald and Gilles Simon will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Kremlin Cup for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 8:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mackenzie Mcdonald who should win in 2 sets.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.31
Gilles Simon -> 3.58
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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Gilles Simon
This will be the 3rd time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Gilles Simon square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Mcdonald won 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Barcelona back in 2019.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
Ranked no. 55 (career-high), Mackenzie reached the 2nd round after defeating Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round, Mackenzie had a good straight sets win against Nishioka (6-3 6-4). During the match, Mcdonald scored 61 points vs Nishioka’s 52. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mcdonald managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Mackenzie Mcdonald was pretty efficient on serve to win 76% (25/33) of his 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Nishioka 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Mcdonald has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (224-157). 8-2 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Mcdonald has a compiled 39-26 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger where he beat Jurij Rodionov in the final 6-1 6-2.
The American has an overall 41-22 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Moscow
Mackenzie has never competed in this tournament before.
Gilles Simon
Ranked no. 117, the French player got to the 2nd round after defeating Laslo Djere 6-73 7-5 6-3.
In the 1st round against Djere, Gilles recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 7-5 6-3). During the match Simon scored 118 points vs Djere’s 112. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 53 winners.
About the serving games, Simon managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Gilles Simon lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Simon put 61% of his first serves in, winning 75% (53/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (22/46) on the 2nd serve. Gilles broke Djere 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
The French player has an aggregate 5-20 win-loss record in 2021, 1-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mcdonald | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 34 |
| Pts | 61-52 | 118-112 |
| Total Points | 113 | 230 |
| Winners | 25 | 53 |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% |
Both Mcdonald and Simon played 1 match. At the moment, Gilles Simon conceded 1 set while Mackenzie Mcdonald hasn’t conceded a set so far. Mcdonald has played 1 set(s) less than Simon (2 vs 3). Therefore, Mcdonald played 15 games less than Simon. The American scored 25 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The French player bagged 53 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mcdonald | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 2 |
| 1st in | 33/61 | 71/117 |
| %1st in | 54% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 53/71 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 22/46 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 48% |
Mcdonald bagged 9 aces . Simon managed to score 2 aces . Mcdonald won 76% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Simon won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mcdonald | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 50% | 44% |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
The American broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Mcdonald surrendered his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Simon conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mcdonald | |||
| R1 Nishioka | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 61-52 | 61-52 | |
| Total points | 113 | 113 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 33/61 | 33/61 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 25/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 16/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Simon | |||
| R1 Djere | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 118-112 | 118-112 | |
| Total points | 230 | 230 | |
| Winners | 53 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 71/117 | 71/117 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 53/71 | 53/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/46 | 22/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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Upcoming matches in the draw
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- John MillmanMillman – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico CoriaCoria – Richard BerankisBerankis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (1-0) – H2H and prediction