Prediction Of Galan Vs McDonald H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025?

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Galan and McDonald are on the Day 2 Schedule at Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025 on Tuesday 1 April 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) and Mackenzie McDonald (USA) have faced each other twice before, with McDonald leading the head-to-head 2-0. Their first meeting took place in Adelaide-1 (Australia) on hard court, where McDonald emerged victorious with a 6-3 win as Galan retired from the match. They met again at the ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.), with McDonald winning the encounter in the first round with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-2.

In their other meeting, which occurred at Heilbronn CH (Germany) on clay, Galan managed to defeat McDonald in a closely contested match. The final score was 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5 in Galan’s favor.

Daniel Elahi Galan, 28 years old from Colombia, is currently ranked World No. 114. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 56 in July 2023 after reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career, where he lost to Sinner. Galan had an impressive performance in the 2022 US Open, upsetting World No. 5 Tsitsipas to reach the third round. His breakthrough came in the 2019 Houston tournament, where he defeated the two-time defending champion Johnson en route to his first ATP Tour quarterfinals and semifinals as a qualifier. Galan won his first-ever ATP Tour main draw match in his home soil at the 2015 Bogota tournament and holds a Challenger record of 158-124, including 6 wins in finals. His most recent Challenger title came in 2025 at Santiago.

It is important to note that Galan last played in a tour-level match in Washington in July, defeating Cressy in the first round but losing to Tiafoe in the second round. He has struggled to secure a top 100 tour-level win since his victory over Altmaier in the 2023 Kitzbuhel tournament, going 0-20 since then.

Mackenzie McDonald, 29 years old from the USA, is currently ranked World No. 100. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 37 in October 2023, having overcome right hamstring surgery in 2019 and falling out of the top 250 in 2020. McDonald made a name for himself by defeating former champions Kyrgios and Nishikori on his way to his first ATP Tour final at the 2021 Washington tournament. He also clinched his first ATP Tour title in doubles at the 2022 Tokyo event, partnering with Melo. Some notable victories include his upset over defending champion and World No. 2 Nadal in the 2023 Australian Open second round and a win over No. 7 Rublev to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals in 2023 Toronto. McDonald has proven his ability to perform well in Grand Slam events, reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2018 as the 103rd ranked player and the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2021 as the 192nd ranked player, becoming the lowest-ranked player to achieve this since 2004.

McDonald’s last victory on clay at any level dates back to his wins over Agamenone and Basilashvili at the 2022 Roland Garros. Since then, he has struggled on clay, going 0-11 until now. Outside of the Davis Cup, McDonald has earned all five of his ATP Tour wins since July on home soil.

In summary, Daniel Elahi Galan and Mackenzie McDonald have a history of two previous matches, both won by McDonald. Galan, ranked World No. 114, has had notable achievements in his career, including reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2023 and upsetting Tsitsipas in the 2022 US Open. McDonald, ranked World No. 100, has battled injuries but enjoyed success such as reaching the fourth rounds of Wimbledon and the Australian Open and defeating top-ranked players like Nadal. Neither player has had substantial success on clay recently.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Galan will win.
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