Who Will Win: Mcdonald Vs Moutet? Prediction For ATP Winston-salem Open 2024

What Time Will Mackenzie McDonald Play Against Corentin Moutet?

McDonald and Moutet are on the Day 2 Schedule at Winston-salem Open 2024 on Monday 19 August 2024. 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 first round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai, Mackenzie McDonald from the USA will be facing Corentin Moutet from France. McDonald currently leads the head-to-head record 1-0. The match will take place on a hard court.

McDonald, aged 29, is ranked World No. 140. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 37 in October 2023 after undergoing right hamstring surgery in 2019. In 2024, McDonald has a win-loss record of 4-12, with his best result being a quarterfinal appearance in Newport. In terms of this specific event, McDonald has not participated in the tournament in 2022.

Some notable achievements of McDonald include defeating former champions Nick Kyrgios and Kei Nishikori en route to his first ATP Tour final at the 2021 Washington Open. He also won his first ATP Tour title in doubles at the 2022 Tokyo tournament, partnering with Marcelo Melo. McDonald had his biggest career win by upsetting defending champion and World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open. He also defeated World No. 7 Andrey Rublev to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2023 Toronto tournament. McDonald has previously advanced to the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2021, achieving these results as a relatively low-ranked player.

It is worth noting that McDonald is looking for his fifth tour-level win of the season. On hard courts this season, he has a record of 1-6,

with his only win coming against No. 55 Brandon Nakashima in the first round of the Atlanta tournament. McDonald is one of eight Americans participating in this event, all hoping to become the first home singles champion since John Isner in 2012.

On the other hand, Moutet is 25 years old and currently ranked World No. 68. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 51 at the end of 2022. Notable achievements for Moutet include reaching his first ATP Tour final at the age of 20 at the 2020 Doha tournament. He became the youngest French finalist on tour since Richard Gasquet at the 2006 Lyon tournament. Moutet also had impressive runs at the 2022 US Open, where he defeated former champion Stan Wawrinka to reach the fourth round, and the 2024 Roland Garros, where he reached the fourth round in front of his home crowd.

As a junior player, Moutet was ranked in the Top 10. In 2017, he won his first Challenger title by defeating future World No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Brest tournament. Moutet has other interests outside of tennis, as he enjoys rapping and playing the piano. In 2020, he released an 8-song EP called “Ecorche”.

Moutet is currently looking for his first ATP Tour win on hard courts since defeating No. 573 Mu at the 2023 Chengdu tournament. He has previously participated in this event five years ago, where he lost in the first round to Steve Johnson.

The match between McDonald and Moutet will take place on Court 2.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that McDonald will win.
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