Grand Slam · 1st Round Qualifying · Australian Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McDonald
💥 Big Hitter
Popko
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,475 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Mackenzie McDonald here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McDonald | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–8 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.59 | 2.68 |
| ROI % | -38.7% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.26u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
McDonald
0
Popko
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both McDonald and Popko posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | McDonald | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Luciano Darderi | L 67 76 46 | L 36 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | McDonald | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.7% | 60.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.1% | 60.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.3% | 51.4% |
| Aces / Match | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2 | 3.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.8% | 38.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 26.9% | 47.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 47.5% | 41.3% |
| BP Converted % | 32% | 54.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 15.5 | 22.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30.2 | 57.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 62% | 64.9% |
| Total Pts Won % | 45.3% | 50.7% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Rinky Hijikata
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Daniel Merida
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · 1st Round Qualifying
May 4
Lloyd Harris
Mutua Madrid Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Cannon Kingsley
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 14
Kilian Feldbausch
Savannah Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 2
Kimmer Coppejans
Soma Bay Open · Round of 32
Jan 20
Mackenzie McDonald
Australian Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 18
Alfredo Perez
Lincoln · Round of 32
Oct 13
Matchup overview
Mackenzie McDonald and Dmitry Popko face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Australian Open on Hard.
Mackenzie McDonald leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Mackenzie McDonald is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Rinky Hijikata (Jun 4).
Dmitry Popko is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Cannon Kingsley (Apr 14).
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