James Duckworth and Mackenzie Mcdonald will clash against each other in the final of the Hangzhou Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mackenzie Mcdonald who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mackenzie Mcdonald is the pick to win this match.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.65
James Duckworth -> 2.13
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Prediction and head to head James Duckworth vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald
This will be the 3rd time that James Duckworth and Mackenzie Mcdonald play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mcdonald (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Mcdonald won 7-6(4) 7-6(3) in the qualifications in Montreal back in August 2024.
James Duckworth
39 - 24win/loss
82
46
LLLLWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-29 | 23-14 | 2-3 | 7-7 | 10-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-28 | 43-21 | 1-3 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-27 | 20-18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-24 | 15-9 | 1-2 | 12-9 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-10 | 9-4 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 75, James reached the final after beating Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(5), Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4 7-5, Adam Walton 6-4 6-4 and Chun Hsin Tseng 6-2 6-3.
In the semifinal, Duckworth had a good straight sets win against Hsin Tseng (6-2 6-3). During the match, Duckworth scored 67 points vs Hsin Tseng’s 46. James was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Duckworth fired 4 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. James Duckworth was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (26/34) of his 1st serve and 72% (13/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Australian broke Hsin Tseng 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Duckworth has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Duckworth has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (308-200). 22-14 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Duckworth has a compiled 217-123 record in the last years on hard.
Duckworth’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Shenzhen 1 Challenger.
Duckworth has an aggregate 39-24 win-loss record in 2024, 22-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hangzhou Challenger
Duckworth has never competed in this tournament before.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
18 - 20win/loss
131
37
LWLWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 15-16 | 10-11 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 151, the American reached the final after defeating Yu Hsiou Hsu 6-2 6-4, Billy Harris 6-0 6-1, Rinky Hijikata 6-2 6-1 and Gabriel Diallo 7-6(9) 6-3.
In the semifinal, Mackenzie had a good straight sets win against Diallo (7-69 6-3). During the match Mcdonald scored 76 points vs Diallo’s 71. Mcdonald was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Mcdonald struck 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Mackenzie Mcdonald lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mcdonald put 69% of his first serves in, winning 76% (44/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (11/26) on the 2nd serve. Mcdonald was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Diallo twice.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mackenzie hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points he played.
Mcdonald’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Nonthaburi 4 Challenger.
The American has an overall 18-20 win-loss record in 2024, 12-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Duckworth | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 97 | 68 |
| Pts | 328-283 | 248-165 |
| Total Points | 611 | 413 |
| Winners | 154 | 105 |
| %Winners | 47% | 42% |
Both Duckworth and Mcdonald played 4 matches. At the moment, James Duckworth conceded 1 set while Mackenzie Mcdonald hasn’t lost a set so far. Duckworth has played 1 set more than Mcdonald (9 vs 8). Therefore, Duckworth played 29 games more than Mcdonald. The Australian scored 154 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Mackenzie fired 105 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Duckworth | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 199/301 | 131/205 |
| %1st in | 66% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 154/199 | 105/131 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 58/102 | 42/74 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 57% |
Duckworth bagged 29 aces (7.3 per match). Mcdonald fired 18 aces (4.5 per match). Duckworth won 77% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Mcdonald won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Duckworth | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 17 |
| Converted | 10/23 | 17/28 |
| % Converted | 43% | 61% |
| Conceded | 10 | 12 |
| Saved | 8 | 10 |
| % Saved | 80% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Duckworth broke his opponents 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Australian lost his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Mackenzie broke his opponents 17 times with a 61% conversion rate. Mcdonald conceded his serve twice and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
| Duckworth | ||||||
| R1 Uchiyama |
R2 Ramanathan |
1/4 Walton |
1/2 Hsin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-74 7-65 | 6-4 7-5 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 38 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 97 | |
| pts | 130-124 | 72-64 | 59-49 | 67-46 | 328-283 | |
| Total points | 254 | 136 | 108 | 113 | 611 | |
| Winners | 61 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 154 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 49% | 54% | 39% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 12 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 82/134 | 43/61 | 40/54 | 34/52 | 199/301 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 70% | 74% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 61/82 | 35/43 | 32/40 | 26/34 | 154/199 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 81% | 80% | 76% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/52 | 8/18 | 9/14 | 13/18 | 58/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 44% | 64% | 72% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 3/6 | 10/23 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 43% | 50% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 50% | 100% | – | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mcdonald | ||||||
| R1 Hsiou |
R2 Harris |
1/4 Hijikata |
1/2 Diallo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-0 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | 7-69 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 68 | |
| pts | 60-40 | 56-25 | 56-29 | 76-71 | 248-165 | |
| Total points | 100 | 81 | 85 | 147 | 413 | |
| Winners | 22 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 34% | 36% | 58% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 26/44 | 25/44 | 22/33 | 58/84 | 131/205 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 57% | 67% | 69% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 22/26 | 19/25 | 20/22 | 44/58 | 105/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 76% | 91% | 76% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 12/19 | 8/11 | 11/26 | 42/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 63% | 73% | 42% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 6/9 | 5/10 | 2/2 | 17/28 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 50% | 100% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | – | 80% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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