Tomas Machac and Max Purcell will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on COURT 8. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tomas Machac who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Tomas Machac is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Machac -> 1.63
Max Purcell -> 2.28

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Prediction and head to head Tomas Machac vs. Max Purcell

There is no head to head record between Tomas Machac and Max Purcell since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Tomas Machac

Tomas Machac

24 - 15win/loss

Hard
12-7
I Hard
2-1
Clay
9-5
Grass
1-2
Rank
40
High
33
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-15 12-7 9-5 2-1 1-2 0-0
2023 52-27 15-10 16-11 18-5 3-1 0-0
2022 47-19 24-6 5-2 18-10 0-0 0-1
2021 28-19 5-4 5-4 12-6 2-3 4-2
2020 27-12 0-0 12-6 15-5 0-0 0-1

Ranked no. 40, Tomas will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Popyrin in the 1st round on the 7th of August.

Machac has a composed 24-15 win-loss record in 2024, 12-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Machac’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Geneva.

Talking about his overall career, Tomas has an overall 244-122 record. He has a positive 62-29 record on hard.

Previously in Cincinnati

Machac has never competed in this tournament before.

Cincinnati
Machac's Record

Max Purcell

Max Purcell

19 - 22win/loss

Hard
8-14
I Hard
1-1
Clay
2-3
Grass
8-4
Rank
68
High
40
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-22 8-14 2-3 1-1 8-4 0-0
2023 52-28 45-17 2-3 5-5 0-3 0-0
2022 36-29 21-15 5-8 2-2 8-4 0-0
2021 21-14 13-9 0-1 4-1 4-3 0-0
2020 5-12 3-5 1-2 1-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 68, the Australian will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost 4-6 7-6(9) 6-4 to Cazaux in the qualifications on the 4th of August.

Purcell has a compiled 19-22 win-loss record in 2024, 8-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Australian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Eastbourne.

In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 281-209 record. He has a positive 203-141 record on hard.

Previously in Cincinnati

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.

Cincinnati
Purcell's Record

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

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