Benoit Paire of France will play Mackenzie McDonald of the US in the third round of the 2021 Washington Open on Thursday, August 5. Get the live streaming options of this Benoit Paire v Mackenzie McDonald match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Benoit Paire v Mackenzie McDonald Head to Head
Benoit Paire has been involved in just one career head-to-head battle with Mackenzie McDonald. The pair met in the third round of the outdoor, clay-court event in Lyon, France in 2019, with the Frenchman coming through in three hard-fought sets.
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Paire Finished in Atlanta Last 16
Coming into the Atlanta Open on the back of two quarter-final finishes at the German Open and Swiss Open, Paire opened his campaign with a closely fought win over Yasutaka Uchiyama.
The Frenchman took the opening set quite comfortably but his Japanese rival fought back well, winning the second in a tiebreak. However, Paire had the last laugh as he secured a decisive break of serve in the final set and closed out a win in three sets.
The last-16 tie against rising Finnish star Emil Ruusuvuori also seemed to be going his way, with the maverick Frenchman bagging the first set 6-4.
However, just when Paire seemed poised to progress to the quarter-finals, the searing heat in Atlanta got to him.
The 49th-ranked Frenchman lost a gallop to go down by a similar margin in the second set and pulled out of the contest in the deciding set, with Ruusuvuori leading 3-0.
While Washington is guaranteed to produce far more tolerable weather, Paire will still have a testing time against a rising and a plucky American in McDonald.
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McDonald Recovers from Atlanta Disappointment
Rising from the crushing opening-round exits to compatriot Ernesto Escobedo at Los Cabos and Ruusuvuori in Atlanta, McDonald had a tough opener in Washington against seasoned Australian star Nick Kyrgios.
However, the 26-year-old, who is currently placed just outside the Top-100 in singles, played out of his skin to take down the burly Australian in straight sets.
Leaving the Australian in a daze with some sublime tennis, McDonald took the opening set 6-4 and dished out more of the same in the second to close out a comfortable straight-set win.
The belief he derived from the Kyrgios upset will stand him in good stead against the Frenchman in the third-round tie.
Paire v McDonald Prediction and Tip
With Paire notorious in the circuit to blow hot and cold, McDonald will fancy his chances of settling the head-to-head score against the Frenchman.
Paire, on his part, will seek to regain the form that took him to back-to-back quarter-finals.
Tip: McDonald to win in straight sets: 1/1 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2021 Washington Open will be played from August 2 to 8. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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