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Match Details
Fixture: (Q) Mackenzie McDonald vs (3) Karen Khachanov
Date: June 11, 2025
Tournament: Libema Open, 2024
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Autotron Rosmalen, Rosmalen, Netherlands
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Prize: €706,850
Where to Watch: USA - Tennis Channel, UK - Sky Sports, Canada - TSN
Mackenzie McDonald vs Karen Khachanov preview
Mackenzie McDonald will look to continue his 2025 Libema Open campaign when he takes on third seed Karen Khachanov in the second round.
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On the main Tour, McDonald's best result has been reaching the second round of the BNP Paribas Open, losing 6-4, 6-7 (3), 1-6 against Francisco Cerundolo.
McDonald has fared better on the Challenger Tour, having reached the final of the San Diego Challenger. Notably, he lost 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 against Eliot Spizzirri. He also reached the semifinal of the Oeiras 2 event, losing 1-6, 3-6 against Zsombor Piros. At the Libema Open, he won 6-3, 6-3 against Ryan Peniston and 7-6 (4), 6-1 against local favorite Thijs Boogaard to enter the main draw. He began his campaign with a 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3 win over Mattia Bellucci in the first round.
Karen Khachanov, meanwhile, has won 14 of the 27 matches he has played in 2025, with most of his wins coming on clay. His best showing was reaching the semifinal of the Barcelona Open, losing 3-6, 2-6 against Holger Rune. He also reached the quarterfinals of the Geneva Open, losing 6-4, 4-6, 4-6 against Sebastian Ofner.
Khachanov also had a decent fourth-round outing at the Italian Open, losing 3-6, 6-3, 5-7 against Carlos Alcaraz. At the French Open, he reached the third round, losing against Tommy Paul despite being two sets up. The match against McDonald will be the Russian's first grass-court match in 2025 as he got a bye in the first round at the Libema Open due to his high seeding.
Mackenzie McDonald vs Karen Khachanov head-to-head
Khachanov has a 4-0 head-to-head record against McDonald. The former won their last encounter 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in Zhuhai back in 2023.
Mackenzie McDonald vs Karen Khachanov odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Mackenzie McDonald vs Karen Khachanov prediction
Mackenzie McDonald has not reached any grass-court finals so far, whether on the Main Tour or on the Challenger and ITF Tours. He did reach the fourth round at Wimbledon back in 2018, losing 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 2-6 against Milos Raonic.
Meanwhile, Khachanov has a 62 percent win rate on grass courts in his career, but has yet to reach a final on the surface. He reached a grass-court final in doubles with Taylor Fritz at the Queen's Club Championships last year, losing 6-4, 6-7 (5), 8-10 against the team of Neak Skupski and Michael Venus.
Khachanov is the clear favorite to win the upcoming match as he has won all his matches against McDonald and is the higher-ranked player.
Pick- Khachanov to win in straight sets
