Mackenzie McDonald vs Alexander Zverev: Betting on a Confident Win for Zverev

In the third round of the Miami tennis tournament, American Mackenzie McDonald will face German Alexander Zverev. They played each other twice, both meetings on hard court and both were won by Alexander. It is logical that Zverev is quoted as the favorite in the upcoming game, although the victory over Coric in the previous round was hard fought.

Mackenzie finished February with a tournament in Dubai, where he reached the third round and lost to Rublev in three sets. Not a bad performance, but Rublev isn't in great shape any more, and Macdonald dropped the third game 1:6, almost uncontested. In Indian Wells Mackenzie beat Fucsovics, but he was beaten by Alcaraz Garfia. In Miami, the American played two matches and was stronger than Koepfer in three sets and Dimitrov in two games. The match against the Bulgarian lasted an hour and 13 mins and McDonald easily won the first game 6:1. The second was more drawn out, the guys played 10 games and a break in the ninth game was decisive. The American won 6:4.

As we expected, the match against Coric was quite difficult for Zverev. The German won the first game 6:4, but failed to win two next and lost the second set 3:6. Fortunately, after losing the game, Zverev didn't give up. He found weaknesses in the Croatian's game and won the third set 6:3. Overall, the match between Coric and Zverev lasted almost two hours, during which time the German served 12 times and one double fault. Alexander won 82% of his first serve points, winning 55% on his second. The German won 35% of his first serve against 26% of his second. Coric is a very uncomfortable opponent for Zverev, unlike Mackenzie. We believe that after that important win the German will only get better in Miami.

Zverev is still far from peak form, but on Sunday the German will play against a fairly convenient opponent. He beat Mackenzie MacDonald twice in his career, including one less than a month ago in Montpellier. There is reason to believe that the upcoming match will not be very protracted, and the German will again gain a confident victory.

Given his representation at the Miami tournament, Zverev is perfectly capable of competing for the Florida Masters title, but it is important for him not to waste too much energy on winning the opening rounds. If Alexander could beat McDonald five games to one in Montpellier, what can prevent the German from repeating his success in Miami?

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