ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Lexus Birmingham Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McDonald
💥 Big Hitter
Kjaer
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,219 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 counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Grass, 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 | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–8 | 11–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.33 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -30.5% | -11.2% |
| Units P/L | -3.96u | -2.13u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
McDonald
0
Kjaer
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 6 shared opponents, both McDonald and Kjaer posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | McDonald | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Miomir Kecmanovic | L 46 67 | L 46 46 |
| Moez Echargui | W 62 75 | W 61 60 |
| Marco Trungelliti | W 26 62 75 | L 46 64 46 |
| Martin Landaluce | L 36 46 | W 41 34 42 43 |
| Vitaliy Sachko | W 62 61 | W 67 62 64 |
| Tomas Martin Etcheverry | L 76 67 36 | L 36 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | McDonald | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.8% | 61.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 56.4% | 70.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.6% | 50.4% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52% | 60.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.5% | 33% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 44.5% | 50.7% |
| BP Converted % | 25.9% | 40.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 14.6 | 19 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.5 | 27.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 57.6% | 71.9% |
| Total Pts Won % | 42.7% | 50.9% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 0% | 0% |
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Matchup overview
Mackenzie McDonald and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer face off in the Round of 32 at Lexus Birmingham Open on Grass.
Mackenzie McDonald leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Mackenzie McDonald is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daniel Merida (May 6).
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Miomir Kecmanovic (May 7).
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