Taro Daniel vs Mackenzie McdonaldIndian Wells CH Round of 32

Indian Wells CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#186ATP
1567ELO
1512Hard ELO
$64kYTD
$5.1MCAREER
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2020 ·
hard
#144ATP
1606ELO
1604Hard ELO
$243kYTD
$7.2MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Daniel T.
7-5 7-6
Mcdonald M.
Daniel T.
772
Mcdonald M.
560

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 #144, leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Taro Daniel had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 4 on hard. 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
87
Break points won·Dominant
34
73
Deciding sets·Even
8
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
10

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
61
81

Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 85 games (7d) · Mcdonald M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw