MacDonald - Duckworth. ATP Montreal match forecast
MacDonald and Duckworth will meet in the second round of the Montreal tournament qualification on August 5. What outcome looks most likely in this fight? - read our forecast

Command Analysis

Mackenzie McDonald

McDonald defeated Giovanni Mpeshi (6-7, 6-3, 6-4) in the first round of qualifying for the Montreal tournament. In the match against the Frenchman, Mackenzie served four aces, converted two break points and did not lose a single game on his serve. For the American, this was only the second victory on open hard court this season. It should be noted that two years ago, McDonald lost to Alex Molchan in the first round in Montreal.

James Duckworth

Duckworth beat Hugo Carabelli (6-3, 6-4) in the first round of the Montreal tournament qualification. James served six aces, converted two break points and did not lose a single game on his serve in the match against the Argentine. For the Australian, this was the 17th victory on open hard this season with nine losses. Let us recall that Duckworth played in the final of the Shenzhen Challenger on this surface this year.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of McDonald's last 5 matches, the events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.19Bet Tie-break in the match - no
That bet has played in 3 of Duckworth's last 5 matches
1.28Tip and bets
McDonald is not yet one hundred percent ready. The American, let us recall, is returning to action after lung problems. We do not think that the American's current playing condition will be enough to defeat Duckworth, who is in good shape.
Our prediction is Duckworth's victory with odds of 2.56 at Winline
Bet on total
The only face-to-face encounter between the tennis players was played in two sets. Most likely, the upcoming match between McDonald and Duckworth will also be a low-scoring one.
The second forecast is total under 22 games for odds of 1.88 in BC Pari
Bet on the first set
Four of Duckworth's last five matches have seen the first set go over 9.5 games, and we expect James's upcoming matchup with McDonald to also start with a top-heavy first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.89