Mackenzie Mcdonald upsets Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in London on Monday. Mcdonald will try to keep the momentum against Holger Rune in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
Mackenzie added to his prize money € 17,215 after winning this match. He has already won € 36,885 after this win. If he wins the next match, Mackenzie will add € 32,215 to his earnings to get in total € 69,100 in total.
Highlights Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Gael Monfils cinch Championships – London
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the American scored 65 points vs. the French player’s 50.
Mcdonald
Mackenzie was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).
Monfils
On the other side, Gael was struggling when converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Mcdonald and Monfils is 1-0 for Mackenzie.
Draw and next match H2H: Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Holger Rune – stats
Mcdonald will compete against Rune in the 2nd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Holger Rune clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Mcdonald and Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
Live score progression and stats
Mcdonald won the set after he broke Monfils in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. The French player tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. However, the American refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.
The American converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-3 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the French player converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 63 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 3 points more than Gael (33-30). Mcdonald surrendered 10 points on serve (19-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Gael conceded 14 points on serve (20-14).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the American grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
The American converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). On the other side, Mackenzie didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 52 points. The American won 12 more points than Gael (32-20). Mackenzie conceded 6 points on serve (20-6). Regarding the other side of the net, the French player conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).
Tennis Scores in London
- Jakub MensikMensik – Cameron NorrieNorrie (7-66 1-6 6-1)
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 6-4)
- Holger RuneRune – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-3 6-4)
- Jacob FearnleyFearnley – Alex BoltBolt (6-2 6-4)
- Daniel EvansEvans – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (7-5 6-2)
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-76 7-5 6-4)
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