Mackenzie Mcdonald ousts Daniel Elahi Galan

6-2 6-7(3) 6-4 in the 1st round in Houston on Tuesday. Mcdonald will try to keep the momentum against Brandon Nakashima in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2018, 2019 and 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
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Mcdonald's Record

Mackenzie added to his prize money $ 4,640 after winning this match. He has already won $ 11,935 after this win. If he wins the next match, Mcdonald will add $ 8,620 to his earnings to get in total $ 20,555 in total.

Highlights Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Daniel Elahi Galan US Men’s Clay Court Championship – Houston

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mcdonald
Galan
6-2 6-73 6-4
2h:15
94
94
Total points
80
80
42
42
Winners
46
46
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
58%
58%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
7
7
2
2
Double Faults
0
0
63%
63%
1st in
67%
67%
79%
79%
1st won
77%
77%
42/53
42/53
1st won
46/60
46/60
68%
68%
2nd won
43%
43%
21/31
21/31
2nd won
13/30
13/30
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
0/1
0/1
60%
60%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 94 points vs. Elahi Galan Riveros’s 80.

Mcdonald

The American served very well to win 79% of the points (42/53) behind his first serve, and he won 68% points (21/31) on his second serve. Mcdonald was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).

Elahi Galan Riveros

On the other side, Elahi Galan Riveros wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Mcdonald and Elahi Galan Riveros is 3-1 for Mackenzie.

Draw and next match H2H: Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Brandon Nakashima – stats

Mcdonald will face Nakashima in the 2nd round.

This will be the 6th time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Brandon Nakashima face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Mcdonald (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mcdonald 6-2
McdonaldGalan
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
McdonaldGalan
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
McdonaldGalan
5
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
McdonaldGalan
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
McdonaldGalan
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
McdonaldGalan
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
McdonaldGalan
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
McdonaldGalan
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
McdonaldGalan
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Mcdonald came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Daniel Elahi Galan in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Mcdonald extended his lead after breaking the Colombian in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

Mcdonald failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 30.

Mcdonald was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Mcdonald didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 45 points. The American won 15 points more than Daniel (30-15). Mcdonald was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (20-3). On the losing side, the Colombian conceded 10 points on serve (12-10

).
2nd Set -
Galan 7-6
GalanMcdonald
7
6
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
GalanMcdonald
7
6
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
2
6
3
GalanMcdonald
6
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
GalanMcdonald
5
6
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
GalanMcdonald
5
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
GalanMcdonald
4
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
GalanMcdonald
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
GalanMcdonald
3
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
GalanMcdonald
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
GalanMcdonald
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
GalanMcdonald
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
GalanMcdonald
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
GalanMcdonald
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30

Elahi Galan Riveros won the set after he broke Mcdonald .

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Furthermore, on the other side, Daniel didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 76 points. The Colombian conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Mcdonald (43-33). Daniel surrendered 13 points on serve (35-13). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 8 points on serve (20-8).

3rd Set -
Mcdonald 6-4
McdonaldGalan
6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
McdonaldGalan
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
McdonaldGalan
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
McdonaldGalan
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
McdonaldGalan
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
McdonaldGalan
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
McdonaldGalan
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
McdonaldGalan
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
McdonaldGalan
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Mcdonald clinched in the 5th game (3-2) before eventually winning the set (6-4).

The American converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Elahi Galan Riveros wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 10th game (4-5 30-40).

They played 53 points. The American won 9 more points than Elahi Galan Riveros (31-22). Mackenzie lost 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the net, Daniel conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).

1st
Mcdonald
Galan
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Mcdonald
Galan
6-7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Mcdonald
Galan
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

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  • Colton SmithSmith – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 6-2)
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  • Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-65 6-3)
  • Christopher EubanksEubanks – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-2 4-6 6-3)
  • Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Taro DanielDaniel (6-4 6-4)
  • Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Learner TienTien (6-4 6-2)
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