World No. 87, Brandon Nakashima of the USA will take on compatriot Mackenzie McDonald, the world 64, in the first round of the 2021 Cincinnati Open on Monday, August 16. Get the live streaming options of this Brandon Nakashima v Mackenzie McDonald match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Brandon Nakshima v Mackenzie McDonld Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before. This will be the first match between Nakashima, who has just turned 20, and McDonald, who is six years older.
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Nakashima Enjoying Breakthrough Season
Nakashima has been given a wildcard into the main draw, a reward for a serios of good performances recently.
Having won a Challenger event in February in France, Nakashima qualified for Miami and Wimbledon and then, back om his side of the Atlantic, reached his first senior ATP final in Los Cabos, eventually losing to Cameron Norrie
And the following week he did the same thing again, this time in Atlanta, this time suffering defeat at the hands of John Isner.
Since the start of the year, he has climbed 79 places in the world ranking and is now at a career high.
Last week in Toronto he added another two names to his growing list of scalps in Alexei Popyrin and Dan Evans, before eventually losing to compatriot Denis Kudla.
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McDonald Made Final in Washington
Like Nakashima, McDonald’s good results over the past few weeks have earned him a wildcard in Cincinnati.
And like his opponent, McDonald also a title on the Challenger circuit in February, this time I Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
The American had been threatening to go deep into a major tournament on the senior tour for some time and he finally fulfilled that promise in Washington, where he got to the final, in a run that saw him defeat the likes of Nick Kyrgios, Benoît Paire, and Kei Nishikori, before eventually losing to the Italian teenager, Jannik Sinner.
Paire, though, got his revenge in the first round of Toronto last week.
Nakashima v McDonald Prediction and Tip
This match between the two wildcards features two players who are both enjoying successful American hard court seasons. McDonald is just tipped to win this because of his greater experience, but it could easily go the other way.
Tip: McDonald to win: 10/11 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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