Francisco Cerundolo v Mackenzie McDonald Predictions, Preview & Tips for ATP Eastbourne International 2023: Gritty Battle Could Go to Third Set

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World number 19 Francisco Cerundolo will face the 64th-ranked Mackenzie McDonald in the semifinal of the 2023 ATP Eastbourne International on Friday, June 30. Get the predictions and odds of this Francisco Cerundolo v Mackenzie McDonald match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.

Francisco Cerundolo v Mackenzie McDonald Head to Head

Cerundolo and McDonald have never faced off before this.

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Cerundolo Wins Successive Matches on Grass for the First Time

Cerundolo is more renowned for his performances on clay and coming into this tournament he had never won successive main draw matches on grass ever before in his career.

That changed drastically in Eastbourne when he got a first round bye and then clinched two matches in a row to make it to the semifinal.

After having overcome Marc-Andrea Huesler in the second round, Cerundolo routed Zhizhen Zhang 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals to seal his place in the next round. The match lasted a mere 60 minutes.

Interestingly, Cerundolo was broken once in the encounter and that came in the first game of the second set where he went 0-2 down. He came back to earn a break of serve in the fourth game before running away to a second successive break. Soon after he served it out to 15 to move past his opponent.

Cerundolo now faces a competitive McDonald and will give himself a good chance of making it three in three.

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McDonald Ends Ymer’s Run

Unlike Cerundolo, McDonald has done well on grass before this and in continuation with that, the American managed to win his third match in a row to enter the semifinal.

McDonald, who has made the fourth round at Wimbledon once in his career, was stretched to two hours and 17 minutes by the resurgent Ymer but he managed to thwart the Swede’s fightback. In the end, McDonald was a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 winner over Ymer.

What was surprising about the match was neither player managed to get their serve in order with a total of 25 break-points on offer for both players. McDonald was broken thrice including once in the final set when he went 3-1 down.

The American came back to break Ymer in the sixth game and then again in the eighth to take a 5-3 lead. There was no looking back for McDonald from that point on.

He could make it rather difficult for his Argentine opponent here.

Cerundolo v McDonald Prediction and Tip

Cerundolo might start a favourite but it might be as straightforward as that and we could see the match go into a third set.

Tips:

  • Moderate Risk Tip: Three sets in the match: 6/5

The 2023 ATP Eastbourne International will be played from June 25 to July 1. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.

About Suneer Chowdhary 2121 Articles
Suneer is a Mumbai-based freelance sports journalist with a special affinity towards cricket and tennis. He has also covered six ICC tournaments including Cricket World Cups and Champions Trophy.

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