Prediction Of McDonald Vs Fokina H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Delray Beach Open 2025?

What Time Will Mackenzie McDonald Play Against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina?

McDonald and Fokina are on the Day 4 Schedule at Delray Beach Open 2025 on Wednesday 12 February 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?

In the upcoming match, [WC] Mackenzie McDonald from the USA will be facing [8] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain. Davidovich Fokina currently leads the head-to-head record, with a 2-0 advantage. Their previous encounters took place in two different tournaments. The first one was in Stockholm, Sweden, on a hard court, where Davidovich Fokina emerged victorious in a three-set battle with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. The second match occurred at the ATP Masters 1000 Toronto in Canada, also on a hard court, with Davidovich Fokina winning comfortably with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-2.

Mackenzie McDonald, aged 29, is currently ranked 123rd in the world with a career-high ranking of 37th. In 2025, he has a 2-0 win-loss record, having reached the second round of the Delray Beach tournament. Looking at his overall performance, McDonald has had notable achievements throughout his career. After undergoing right hamstring surgery in 2019, he fell out of the top 250 rankings in 2020. However, he made a strong comeback, breaking into the top 50 in February 2022 and achieving his career-high ranking of 37th in October 2023. In 2021, he reached his first ATP Tour final at the Washington tournament, defeating former champions Nick Kyrgios and Kei Nishikori along the way. He then went on to win his first ATP Tour doubles title in 2022 at the Tokyo tournament alongside his partner Marcelo Melo. McDonald has also caused significant upsets, including defeating the defending champion and world number 2, Rafael Nadal, in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open. Additionally, he defeated number 7 seed Andrey Rublev en route to his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final at the 2023 Toronto tournament. McDonald has also had exceptional runs in Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2021 as a low-ranked player.

On the other hand, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, aged 25, currently holds the 60th position in the world rankings, with a career-high ranking of 21st. He has had a successful career, consistently improving his year-end ranking for eight consecutive years, finishing 2023 at the 26th position. Davidovich Fokina had a notable achievement at the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo tournament, where he broke Novak Djokovic’s serve nine times, setting a record for the most breaks against Djokovic in a best-of-three-set match. This victory propelled him to his first ATP Tour final. He has also reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, achieving this feat at the 2021 Roland Garros. Additionally, he reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final at the 2021 Monte Carlo tournament, highlighted by a five-set win over Casper Ruud in the third round. Noteworthy is Davidovich Fokina’s success in his junior career, where he ended as the world number 2 after winning the Wimbledon boys’ singles title and achieving a remarkable record of 20 wins and only 1 loss in 2017. Off the court, Davidovich Fokina has a passion for animals and has launched Adoptas.org, a pet adoption platform that connects potential pet adopters and fosterers with shelters and rescues across Spain.

In the upcoming match, Davidovich Fokina will be looking to secure his 23rd tour-level quarter-final and his first since July in Atlanta. If successful, he will become the first Spanish quarter-finalist at the Delray Beach tournament since Feliciano Lopez in 2014. It is worth noting that Davidovich Fokina has had a positive record against players ranked outside the top 100 since Roland Garros, with a 7-1 win-loss ratio. His only loss in this category came against the 217th ranked Stan Wawrinka in the second round of the Stockholm tournament last October.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that McDonald will win.
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