ATP - Hong Kong Open
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by Kennedy Kechula | in Tennis Predictions
Sebastian Ofner and Makenzie McDonald, both unseeded, will battle each other in the first round at the Hong Kong Tennis Open. The winner will then proceed to play either Jan-Lennard Struff or Marin Cilic. Sebastian Ofner had a superb 2023 campaign and recorded the second-best win total of his career. He won 60 of the 91 matches he contested and finished with a career-high ranking of world number 43. He dominated on clay but on hard courts, found it hard to maneuver. The Austrian, who finished the season with a quarterfinal appearance in Sofia, compiled a 12-10 record on the surface.
Mackenzie McDonald had a topsy-turvy year that saw him win just five more games than the 30 he lost. The majority of his wins however were achieved on hard courts. Considering this and the fact that he has the head-to-head advantage over Ofner, the American will be confident of a win here. McDonald, who compiled a 23-15 record on hard courts last year, won the only other time he and Ofner squared off. This was on indoor hard court in the challenger circuit in 2020. McDonald advanced to at least the quarterfinals of seven tournaments last season. He starts the season ranked 41st in the ATP.
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Sebastian Ofner vs Mackenzie Mcdonald Form
Sebastian Ofner and Mackenzie Mcdonald Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
9 Nov 2023 - Sofia Open
8 Nov 2023 - Sofia Open
23 Oct 2023 - ATP Vienna
18 Oct 2023 - ATP Japan Open
5 Oct 2023 - ATP Shanghai Masters
2 Oct 2023 - Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
1 Nov 2023 - Rolex Paris Masters
31 Oct 2023 - Rolex Paris Masters
18 Oct 2023 - ATP Japan Open
6 Oct 2023 - ATP Shanghai Masters
29 Sept 2023 - ATP Beijing Open
24 Sept 2023 - Shenzhen Open, China
Sebastian Ofner - Mackenzie Mcdonald Key Points
- McDonald won the only other times that he and Ofner were paired up against each other
- Twenty-three of McDonald’s 35 wins last season were achieved on outdoor hard courts
- Ofner lost 10 of the 22 matches he played on outdoor hard courts in 2023
- Ofner was defeated in half of his final 10 matches to close out 2023
- McDonald is ranked two places above Ofner in the official ATP world rankings
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Our Sebastian Ofner vs Mackenzie Mcdonald Prediction
Our prediction for Sebastian Ofner v Mackenzie McDonald is for McDonald to win. McDonald has the upper hand in this ongoing series with Ofner. He also had a strong season on outdoor hard courts last year as compared to Ofner. He should therefore have the momentum to go past this round.
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