Mackenzie Mcdonald and Alex Michelsen will square off in the quarter of the Infosys Hall of Fame Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on CENTER 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 3 sets.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.47
Alex Michelsen -> 2.69
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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Alex Michelsen
There is no head to head record between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Alex Michelsen since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 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 |
| 2020 | 15-16 | 10-11 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 59, the American reached the quarter after defeating Li Tu 6-4 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Mackenzie had a good straight sets win against Tu (6-4 7-65). During the match, Mcdonald scored 77 points vs Tu’s 67. Mackenzie was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mcdonald recorded 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Mackenzie Mcdonald lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Mcdonald put 66% of his first serves in, winning 67% (37/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. Mcdonald was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Tu 4 times.
Mcdonald has good match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (271-205). 8-5 on grass in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Mcdonald has an aggregate 30-21 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
Mackenzie’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Delray Beach and Eastbourne.
Mackenzie has a composed 22-19 win-loss record in 2023, 8-5 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Newport
Alex Michelsen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-20 | 11-7 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 190 (career-high), the American got to the quarter after defeating Maxime Cressy 6-75 6-4 7-5 and James Duckworth 4-6 6-3 6-0.
In the 2nd round against Duckworth, Alex recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-0). During the match Michelsen scored 92 points vs Duckworth’s 72. Alex was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Michelsen fired 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alex Michelsen lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Michelsen put 57% of his first serves in, winning 68% (32/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Duckworth 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alex has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Chicago Challenger where he overcame Yuta Shimizu in the final 7-5 6-2.
Michelsen has a compiled 40-14 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mcdonald | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 60 |
| Pts | 77-67 | 209-181 |
| Total Points | 144 | 390 |
| Winners | 37 | 79 |
| %Winners | 48% | 38% |
Mcdonald played 1 match while Michelsen competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Alex Michelsen surrendered 2 sets while Mackenzie Mcdonald hasn’t dropped a set so far. Mcdonald has played 4 set(s) less than Michelsen (2 vs 6). Therefore, Mcdonald played 37 games less than Michelsen. Mcdonald scored 37 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 79 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mcdonald | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 55/83 | 112/192 |
| %1st in | 66% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 37/55 | 79/112 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 13/28 | 51/80 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 64% |
Mcdonald struck 4 aces . Michelsen recorded 13 aces (6.5 per match). Mcdonald won 67% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Michelsen won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mcdonald | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 8 |
| Converted | 4/4 | 8/23 |
| % Converted | 100% | 35% |
| Conceded | 5 | 11 |
| Saved | 2 | 9 |
| % Saved | 40% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Mackenzie broke his opponent 4 times with a 100% conversion rate. Mcdonald dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. Michelsen broke his opponents 8 times with a 35% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mcdonald | |||
| R2 Tu | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 77-67 | 77-67 | |
| Total points | 144 | 144 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 55/83 | 55/83 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 37/55 | 37/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/28 | 13/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 4/4 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Michelsen | ||||
| R1 Cressy | R2 Duckworth | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 6-4 7-5 | 4-6 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 25 | 60 | |
| pts | 117-109 | 92-72 | 209-181 | |
| Total points | 226 | 164 | 390 | |
| Winners | 47 | 32 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 35% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 65/110 | 47/82 | 112/192 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 47/65 | 32/47 | 79/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/45 | 21/35 | 51/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 60% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 6/14 | 8/23 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 43% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 4/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 167% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Newport
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Kevin AndersonAnderson (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Andre Goransson/Ben McLachlanGoransson/Ben McLachlan (7-5 4-6 13-11) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-0 6-74 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Anirudh Chandrasekar/N. Vijay Sundar PrashanthChandrasekar/N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth – Adrian Mannarino/Jordan ThompsonMannarino/Jordan Thompson (6-78 6-4 13-11) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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