Mackenzie Mcdonald and Daniel Elahi Galan will fight against each other in the 1^st round of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship for the 4^th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. 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 -> 1.74
Daniel Elahi Galan -> 2.09

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Prediction and head to head Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Daniel Elahi Galan

This will be the 4^th time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Daniel Elahi Galan clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Mcdonald (see full H2H stats), but Elahi Galan Riveros leads 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Mcdonald won 6-4 6-2 in the 1^st round in Miami back in 2023.

Highlights Mackenzie Mcdonald vs Daniel Elahi Galan – Miami 23-March-2023

Mackenzie Mcdonald

Ranked no. 100, Mackenzie will start his run in Houston after he played his last match in Miami where he lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Kyrgios in the 1^st round on the 19^th of March.

Mackenzie has a compiled 15-8 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

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

Mackenzie’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the San Diego Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 328-253 record. He has a negative 22-35 record on clay.

Previously in Houston

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2018, 2019 and 2022. See his history.

Daniel Elahi Galan

Ranked no. 114, Daniel will start his run in Houston after he played his last match in the Concepcion Challenger where he lost 7-6(8) 6-4

to Alberto in the quarter on the 28^th of March.

Elahi Galan Riveros has an overall 18-8 win-loss record in 2025, 17-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was conquering the title the Punta Del Este Challenger where he defeated Tomas Barrios Vera in the final 5-7 6-4 6-4 and the Santiago Challenger where he overcame Thiago Moura Monteiro in the final 7-5 6-3.

In terms of his career, Daniel has an overall 404-322 record. He has a positive 284-196 record on clay.

Previously in Houston

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.

Tennis Scores in Houston

• Cristian GarinGarin – Alexander RitschardRitschard (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Taro DanielDaniel (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Learner TienTien (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Rinky Hijikata/Jordan ThompsonHijikata/Jordan Thompson – Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy (3-6 7-6¹ 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Michael MmohMmoh – Adam WaltonWalton (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Tommy PaulPaul – Christian GarinGarin (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon HoltHolt – Corentin DenollyDenolly (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Christopher EubanksEubanks (2-0) – H2H and prediction