Alexander Zverev and Mackenzie Mcdonald will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the Miami Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 9:00 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.26
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 4.05
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald
This will be the 3rd time that Alexander Zverev and Mackenzie Mcdonald clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Zverev won 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Montpellier back in February 2022.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Mackenzie Mcdonald – Montpellier 03-February-2022
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57-25 | 24-9 | 18-7 | 9-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 69-21 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 11-3 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 4, the German reached the 3rd round after defeating Borna Coric 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Alexander defeated Coric (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match, Zverev scored 81 points vs Coric’s 72. Alexander was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zverev scored 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Alexander Zverev was quite effective on serve to win 82% (45/55) of his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Alexander broke Coric twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Zverev has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (389-191). 7-3 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has an overall 149-73 match record in the last years on hard.
Zverev’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Montpellier.
The German has a composed 12-4 win-loss record in 2022, 7-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Mackenzie Mcdonald
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-31 | 24-16 | 1-4 | 9-6 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-23 | 18-12 | 0-4 | 3-1 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-30 | 23-15 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 8-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 16-16 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-26 | 15-12 | 12-5 | 9-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 54, the American got to the 3rd round after beating Dominik Koepfer 6-78 6-4 6-4 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Mcdonald had a good straight sets win against Dimitrov (6-1 6-4). During the match Mcdonald scored 57 points vs Dimitrov’s 43. The American was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Mcdonald scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Mackenzie Mcdonald was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 67% (14/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mcdonald was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Dimitrov 3 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Mackenzie has a compiled 9-8 win-loss record in 2022, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 50 |
| Pts | 81-72 | 176-144 |
| Total Points | 153 | 320 |
| Winners | 45 | 69 |
| %Winners | 56% | 39% |
Zverev played 1 match while Mcdonald competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev surrendered 1 set, while Mackenzie Mcdonald surrendered 1 set. Zverev has played 2 set(s) less than Mcdonald (3 vs 5). Therefore, Zverev played 22 games less than Mcdonald. Zverev scored 45 winners (56% of the total points). On the other side, Mackenzie managed to score 69 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 2 |
| 1st in | 55/75 | 110/164 |
| %1st in | 73% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 45/55 | 69/110 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 30/54 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 56% |
Zverev recorded 12 aces . Mcdonald bagged 4 aces (2 per match). Zverev won 82% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Mcdonald won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 12 |
| Converted | 2/3 | 12/19 |
| % Converted | 67% | 63% |
| Conceded | 2 | 15 |
| Saved | 1 | 8 |
| % Saved | 50% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 |
The German broke his opponent twice with a 67% conversion rate. Alexander conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Mackenzie broke his opponents 12 times with a 63% conversion rate. Mcdonald conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | |||
| R2 Coric | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 81-72 | 81-72 | |
| Total points | 153 | 153 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 56% | 56% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 12 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 55/75 | 55/75 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 45/55 | 45/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 11/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Mcdonald | ||||
| R1 Koepfer | R2 Dimitrov | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-78 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 17 | 50 | |
| pts | 119-101 | 57-43 | 176-144 | |
| Total points | 220 | 100 | 320 | |
| Winners | 43 | 26 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 46% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 74/107 | 36/57 | 110/164 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 63% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 43/74 | 26/36 | 69/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 72% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/33 | 14/21 | 30/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 67% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 9/16 | 3/3 | 12/19 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 100% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| Saved | 8/15 | 0/0 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 53% | – | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Tennis Scores in Miami
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (4-6 7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Marin CilicCilic – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Andy MurrayMurray (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-4 3-6 7-63) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Cristian GarinGarin (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Daniel EvansEvans (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jeff WolfWolf (6-4 6-75 6-1) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-77 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (3-6 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (4-6 7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Taro DanielDaniel (6-71 6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Andrey RublevRublev (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (3-6 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Oscar OtteOtte (7-69 6-1) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (6-1 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – David GoffinGoffin (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Kevin AndersonAnderson (7-67 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – John IsnerIsner (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Borna CoricCoric (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Jack DraperDraper (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-4 3-6 7-68) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Andy MurrayMurray (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Cristian GarinGarin (7-6(2) 6-2) – See score progression
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Daniel EvansEvans (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (7-6(5) 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jeff WolfWolf (6-4 6-7(5) 6-1) – See score progression
- Marin CilicCilic – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (4-6 7-6(6) 6-3) – See score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marin CilicCilic – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Denis KudlaKudla (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Fabio FogniniFognini (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Tommy PaulPaul (2-3) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (9-1) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Alexander BublikBublik (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GastonGaston – Cameron NorrieNorrie (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Gael MonfilsMonfils (0-0) – H2H and prediction