Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Mackenzie McDonald Prediction: Basilashvili is ready for a rematch

Nikoloz Basilashvili and Mackenzie McDonald face off for the second time. McDonald got the better of Basilashvili back in February in a 2-0 win. Since then both players have had unstable records without much improvement.

Nikoloz Basilashvili

Basilashvili has endured an unstable form this year. His poorest run came between March and April when he recorded 7 losses in a stretch. He comes into this match with a loss in a doubles match and before that he won the match against Cressy Maxime. In the hard-fought match, he had the following stats: 5 aces, 7 double faults, 78% first serve points won, 55% second serve points won, 57% break points saved, 2 break points converted and a total of 156 points won.

Mackenzie McDonald

After two straight defeats, Mackenzie finally got two wins in his last two matches. One in a single against Agamenone Franco and in a doubles match. He'll look to continue in this new form and snatch a win against Nikoloz Basilashvili. Against Agamenone Franco, he produced a dramatic turn around after losing big in the first set (1-6). In that match, his stats were: 1 Aces, 2 double faults, 64% first serve points won, 51% second serve points won, 60% break points won, 7 break points converted and a total of 119 points won.

Head to Head

McDonald won the only match between the two back in February, 2-0.

Expert Betting Tips

It's difficult to see Nikoloz winning outrightly here but at least he will drag the game to the last.

Back Nikoloz to score over 19.5 points at 1.76 odds on 1xbet.

Back Nikoloz to win by (-2) handicap at 1.64 odds on 22bet.

Back a total of 4 sets at 2.62 odds on Bet365.

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