Alex Bolt vs Mackenzie McdonaldMurray River Open Round of 32

Murray River Open · ATP · Round of 32
#166ATP
1588ELO
1541Hard ELO
$125kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
33 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2021
hard
#140ATP
1606ELO
1604Hard ELO
$240kYTD
$7.2MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Bolt A.
6-4 6-7 7-5
Mcdonald M.
Bolt A.
66772
Mcdonald M.
47951

Alex Bolt defeated Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-7 7-5 in the Murray River Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mackenzie Mcdonald came in ranked #140, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Alex Bolt claimed a first win over Mackenzie Mcdonald in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenQ1hardMackenzie Mcdonald6-2 6-2
2018-06-11s HertogenboschR16grassMackenzie Mcdonald6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Bolt A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mcdonald M.

Mcdonald M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Bolt A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Bolt A.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·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.7
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
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
44
56
Break points saved·Even
93
96
Break points won·Dominant
7
66
Deciding sets·Even
46
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Mcdonald M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw