Taro Daniel vs Mackenzie McdonaldIndian Wells CH Round of 32

Indian Wells CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#194ATP
1567ELO
1512Hard ELO
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2020
hard
#140ATP
1606ELO
1604Hard ELO
$240kYTD
$7.2MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Daniel T.
7-5 7-6
Mcdonald M.
Daniel T.
7782
Mcdonald M.
5660

Taro Daniel defeated Mackenzie Mcdonald 7-5 7-6 in the Indian Wells CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mackenzie Mcdonald came in ranked #140, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Taro Daniel narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-13Delray BeachR32hardMackenzie Mcdonald6-2 6-2
2019-04-22BarcelonaR64clayMackenzie Mcdonald6-2 6-2
2018-03-05Indian Wells MastersQ2hardTaro Daniel6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Daniel T.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mcdonald M.

Mcdonald M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Daniel T.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Daniel T.Mcdonald M.
Serve
25
Return
10

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
56
Break points saved·Even
93
96
Break points won·Dominant
37
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
18
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
44

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
59
92

Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 83 games (7d) · Mcdonald M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast