Novak Djokovic and Mackenzie Mcdonald will square off in the 1st round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.01
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 15.75

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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Mackenzie Mcdonald since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic

16 - 7win/loss

Hard
12-5
I Hard
0-0
Clay
4-2
Rank
4
High
1
WWWWLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-11 21-7 9-3 4-0 5-1 0-0
2024 37-9 15-5 16-3 1-0 5-1 0-0
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0

Ranked no. 6, Novak will start his run at the French Open after he won the title in Geneva after beating 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2) Hurkacz in the final.

The Serbian has a compiled 16-7 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Geneva where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Talking about his overall career, Novak has an overall 1241-255 record. He has a positive 345-78 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, he won this tournament 3 times in 2016, 2021 and 2023. See his history.

French Open
Djokovic's Record

Mackenzie Mcdonald

Mackenzie Mcdonald

16 - 11win/loss

Hard
10-6
I Hard
5-2
Clay
1-3
Rank
112
High
37
LWWLWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 40-31 24-16 1-4 9-6 6-5 0-0
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

Ranked no. 98, Mcdonald will start his run at the Paris after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 4-6 0-2 ret. to Kym in the qualifications on the 21st of April.

Mcdonald has an aggregate 16-11 win-loss record in 2025, 1-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the San Diego Challenger.

In terms of his career, The American has an overall 329-256 record. He has a negative 23-38 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2022. See his history.

French Open
Mcdonald's Record

Tennis Scores – French Open

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