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Match Details
Fixture: (7) Holger Rune vs Mackenzie McDonald
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Tournament: BNP Paribas Open
Round: Second round (Round of 64)
Venue: Indian Wells, California, USA
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Outdoor hardcourt
Prize money: $8,800,000
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video
Holger Rune vs Mackenzie McDonald preview
Seventh seed Holger Rune will open his Indian Wells campaign against American Mackenzie McDonald.
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World No. 8 Rune has had a rather lukewarm start to the season after a strong end to 2022, beating Novak Djokovic for his first Masters 1000 title in Paris. The Danish teenager has won 11 of his 16 matches in 2023, including reaching two semifinals.
Rune squandered match points in a fourth-round loss to Andrey Rublev in the Australian Open fourth round. He returned to winning ways in the Davis Cup tie against India, winning both his matches. The World No. 8, who is 1-2 at Indian Wells, reached the last four in Montpellier and Acapulco as well as a Round of 16 exit in Rotterdam.
Meanwhile, the 53rd-ranked McDonald improved to 12-6 in 2023 with a straight-sets win over Filip Krajinovic. Earlier, the 27-year-old made the Round of 16 at Adelaide 1 and Adelaide 2 before stunning 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open second round.
McDonald, coming off a semifinal in Delray Beach and the last four in Acapulco, is 4-4 at Indian Wells.
Holger Rune vs Mackenzie McDonald head-to-head
The two players haven't met before on the ATP Tour, so their H2H record stands at 0-0.
Holger Rune vs Mackenzie McDonald odds
Odds as per bet365.
Holger Rune vs Mackenzie McDonald prediction
Both Rune and McDonald are quintessential baseliners, but the former takes the edge in terms of a better overall package.
The Danish teenager has a big serve and hits powerfully off either flank to go with his elite athleticism. McDonald, by contrast, has more modest attributes. He has done well on hardcourts this year, though, and could pose a challenge to his higher-ranked opponent.
Nevertheless, anything other than a Rune win will be a surprise as the Dane eyes his first title of the year in the Californian desert.
Prediction: Rune in straight sets.
