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

What Time Will Kei Nishikori Play Against Mackenzie McDonald?

Nishikori and McDonald are on the Day 2 Schedule at Delray Beach Open 2025 on Tuesday 11 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?

Kei Nishikori (JPN) and [WC] Mackenzie McDonald (USA) have faced each other twice before, with the series tied at 1-1. The first encounter took place at the 2021 Washington tournament on a hard court, with McDonald winning a tight three-set match, 6-4 3-6 7-5. The second meeting occurred at the 2021 US Open, also on a hard court, where Nishikori emerged victorious in a grueling five-set battle, 7-6(3) 6-3 6-7(5) 2-6 6-3. They also faced each other earlier in their careers at the 2018 Dallas Challenger tournament, with Nishikori dominating the match, winning 6-1 6-4.

Kei Nishikori, a 35-year-old Japanese player, reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in 2015, becoming the top Asian men’s player in history. He achieved his biggest career win against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the 2014 US Open, becoming the first Asian Grand Slam men’s singles finalist. Nishikori won his first ATP Tour title at the age of 18 at the 2008 Delray Beach tournament when he was ranked 244th, making him the youngest champion since Lleyton Hewitt won the 1998 Adelaide title at the age of 16. Throughout his career, Nishikori has won 12 ATP Tour titles, including six ATP 500 championships. He has also been a four-time finalist in ATP Masters 1000 events and a four-time qualifier for the Nitto ATP Finals. In addition, Nishikori won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He holds the highest winning percentage in deciding sets among active players and has the third-highest winning percentage in fifth sets. Nishikori is participating in Delray Beach for the sixth time, with his last appearance in 2014. In the 2008 final, he defeated No. 12 James Blake to claim his first ATP Tour title. Nishikori has a perfect 8-0 record against players ranked outside the top 100 since losing to No. 107 Mackenzie McDonald at the 2021 Washington tournament.

Mackenzie McDonald, a 29-year-old American player, currently holds a world ranking of No. 123, with a career-high ranking of No. 37 in October 2023. After undergoing right hamstring surgery in 2019, McDonald dropped out of the top 250 in 2020 but made a strong comeback, breaking into the top 50 in February 2022. He achieved his first ATP Tour final at the 2021 Washington tournament, where he defeated former champions Nick Kyrgios and Kei Nishikori along the way. McDonald also won his first ATP Tour title in doubles at the 2022 Tokyo tournament, partnering with Marcelo Melo. Throughout his career, McDonald has had notable victories, including an upset win against defending champion and World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open. He also reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2023 Toronto tournament, defeating World No. 7 Andrey Rublev. McDonald has previously had success at Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon 2018 as the 103rd-ranked player and the fourth round of the Australian Open 2021 as the 192nd-ranked player, becoming the lowest-ranked player to reach the Australian Open fourth round since Guillermo Canas in 2004. McDonald qualified for the 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati at the age of 18, defeating USC legend Steve Johnson, and later won the 2016 NCAA singles and doubles titles for UCLA. In his debut at the Delray Beach tournament in 2019, McDonald defeated No. 4 Juan Martin del Potro to reach his first of five ATP Tour semifinals. He also defeated Kei Nishikori at the 2021 Washington tournament en route to his only ATP Tour final of his career, where he lost to Jannik Sinner.

In their upcoming match at Delray Beach, Kei Nishikori and Mackenzie McDonald will face off with the head-to-head series tied at 1-1. Nishikori will aim to continue his successful record at this tournament, while McDonald looks to secure his first tour-level win outside of Davis Cup since defeating Brandon Nakashima in Atlanta.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Nishikori will win.
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