Mackenzie Mcdonald vs Mattia Bellucci Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Libema Open

Prediction published on 10/06/2025, 01:54  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 10/06/2025 at 20:56 in Tennis Predictions

Mattia Bellucci has a new opponent at the Libema Open first round after Botic van de Zandschulp withdrew. The Italian has been drawn against qualifier MacKenzie McDonald, and we have the prediction for the match below.

This will mark the second meeting between the The winner here will face third seed Karen Khachanov next. After five straight defeats, McDonald bounced back with wins in the qualifying stage at the Hertogenbosch Open.

In truth, McDonald will be happy to put behind him the torrid clay season, where he won just once in five. At the qualifying rounds here, in straight sets, he saw off Ryan Peniston and Thijs Boogaard.

With those wins, he will feel confident about facing a slightly higher-ranked player.

Seven straight losses coming into this fixture have left a stain Mattia Bellucci will want to wipe away. He was initially set to open his Hertogenbosch charge against local Botic van de Zandschulp.

Now he has a completely new opponent to prepare for and within a very short window. Despite everything, the Italian will be keen on making his Libema Open debut memorable.

His start to the grass season wasn’t the best, losing to Martin Landaluce in the first round at the Birmingham Challenger. That marked his seventh straight defeat since beating Cameron Norrie at the Monte Carlo Masters in April.