Mackenzie Mcdonald is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Atlanta. Mackenzie has defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-2 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Yoshihito Nishioka.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Mackenzie Mcdonald’s projected draw alongsidehisplausible opposition in Atlanta Open. Mcdonald has a unfavourable record (6-10) against the likely opponents.

R1 – Brandon Nakashima (55) – 6-2 6-4
R2 – Yoshihito Nishioka (86) – H2H 2-5
1/4 – Frances Tiafoe (29) – H2H 4-3
or Aslan Karatsev (107) – H2H 2-2
1/2 – Arthur Rinderknech (64) – H2H 0-1
or Mattia Bellucci (146) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Ben Shelton (14) – H2H 0-1
or Jordan Thompson (41) – H2H 1-1
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R2 – Yoshihito Nishioka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-2 for Yoshihito Nishioka

17 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
86
High
24
WLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 17-17 5-8 6-7 1-0 5-2 0-0
2023 23-22 14-15 5-5 4-1 0-1 0-0
2022 44-25 25-13 2-5 17-6 0-1 0-0
2021 19-26 5-11 8-7 5-5 1-3 0-0
2020 16-13 10-6 2-4 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 30-24 20-13 4-6 6-4 0-1 0-0
2018 40-23 32-14 5-4 3-3 0-2 0-0
2017 14-10 13-7 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

Yoshihito Nishioka has a 17-17 record in 2024, 5-8 on hard. In the last 14 years, Nishioka has a 226-142 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yoshihito won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Atlanta Open Yoshihito lost to Aleksandar Vukic in the 2nd round 4-6 7-5 7-6(3).

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

This would be the 8th time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Yoshihito Nishioka play each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Mackenzie Mcdonald

15 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
10
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 15-16 6-6 5-6 1-1 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 15-16 record in 2024, 6-6 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, the American has a 164-115 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final Houston.

Last year in Atlanta Open Francis didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Frances Tiafoe

This would be the 8th time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Frances Tiafoe fight against each other. The head to head is 4-3

for Mcdonald (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Mackenzie Mcdonald may face Aslan Karatsev. Their H2H is 2-2.

1/2 – Arthur Rinderknech’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Arthur Rinderknech

25 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
64
High
42
WWLWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-21 6-5 6-7 9-4 4-5 0-0
2023 27-30 5-9 10-6 8-9 4-6 0-0
2022 37-23 18-11 6-4 12-5 1-3 0-0
2021 53-30 3-3 18-10 26-15 6-2 0-0
2020 22-14 0-0 5-6 17-8 0-0 0-0
2019 51-28 32-13 13-11 6-4 0-0 0-0
2018 35-15 17-9 14-2 4-4 0-0 0-0
2017 19-9 9-3 7-5 3-1 0-0 0-0

Arthur Rinderknech has a 25-21 record in 2024, 6-5 on hard. In the course of the last 4 years, the French player has a 32-28 record on hard. Rinderknech won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Rinderknech’s best result of this current season was getting to the final the Lille Challenger.

Last year in Atlanta Open Arthur didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Arthur Rinderknech

This would be the 2nd time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Arthur Rinderknech clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rinderknech (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Mackenzie Mcdonald could take on Mattia Bellucci. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

23 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
14
LWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 23-15 9-6 8-4 2-1 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 23-15 record in 2024, 9-6 on hard. In the course of the last 4 years, Shelton has a 53-31 record on hard. Ben won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this year was conquering the title in Houston where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Last year in Atlanta Open Ben capitulated to Juncheng Shang in the 1st round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Ben Shelton

This would be the 2nd time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Ben Shelton square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Mackenzie Mcdonald may play Jordan Thompson. Their H2H record is 1-1.