Mackenzie Mcdonald and Aslan Karatsev will square off in the 1^st round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 4^th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:30 pm on COURT 1. 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 Aslan Karatsev who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aslan Karatsev is the pick to win this match.
Aslan Karatsev -> 1.36
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 3.16

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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Aslan Karatsev

This will be the 4^th time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Aslan Karatsev square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Mcdonald (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Mcdonald won 6-3 6-4 in the 1^st round in Toronto back in 2023.

Mackenzie Mcdonald

Ranked no. 76, Mackenzie will start his run in Rome after he played his last match at the Australian Open where he lost 6-3 1-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 to Shang in the 1^st round on the 16^th of January.

Mcdonald has an aggregate 0-3 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on clay.

Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 287-225 record. He has a negative 22-31 record on clay.

Previously in Rome

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2023. See his history.

Aslan Karatsev

Ranked no. 86, Aslan will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 7-6(6) 7-6(2) to Marozsan in the 1^st round on the 24^th of April.

Karatsev has a compiled 0-2 win-loss record in 2024, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, The Russian has an overall 404-281 record. He has a positive 151-99 record on clay.

Previously in Rome

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3^rd round in 2021. See his history.

Tennis Scores in Rome

• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-2 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-7⁴ 6-3 7-6⁴) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-7³ 6-4 7-6⁸) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alexander Shevchenko
  Shevchenko – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Pavel KotovKotov – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-2 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Sebastian OfnerOfner (6-3 2-6 7-6⁴) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Jakub MensikMensik (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Daniel EvansEvans – Fabio FogniniFognini (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Pedro CachinCachin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Aleksandar VukicVukic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano – Jeff WolfWolf (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Christopher EubanksEubanks – Terence AtmaneAtmane (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Francesco PassaroPassaro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Marcos GironGiron (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Zizou BergsBergs – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas MachacMachac – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Borna CoricCoric (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction