Darian King vs Mackenzie McDonaldPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Darian King and Mackenzie McDonald have met 4 times since 2016; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Tiburon in 2016 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2–2. Across all meetings King has taken 4 sets to McDonald's 6. Their most recent meeting: Darian King won at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | King | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Darian King | Mackenzie McDonald | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 33% | 1/3 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 2/4 | 24% | 6/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 57% | 4/7 | 28% | 14/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 25% | 1/4 | 50% | 15/30 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 1/3 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/2 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | 87% | 20/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 1/2 | 74% | 17/23 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (King 0, McDonald 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
King
⚔️ The Gladiator
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 646 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Mar 21, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 12, 2017
Fairfield
H Hard · Round of 16
Sep 27, 2017
Tiburon
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 1, 2016
Tiburon
H Hard · Semifinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | King | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.96 |
| ROI % | - | -24.7% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.72u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | King | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | CAN |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Dragos Nicolae Cazacu
M15 Naples 1 · 1st Round
Jan 28
Mathis Bondaz
M25 Norman 1 · 1st Round
Oct 22
Daniel Milavsky
Fairfield Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 7
Gus Grumet
Fairfield · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Andre Ilagan
Las Vegas Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 23
Erik Arutiunian
Las Vegas · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Tristan McCormick
Las Vegas · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Arthur Fery
Barranquilla Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 12
Jacob Fearnley
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 20
Alex Michelsen
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Adam Walton
Newport Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 8
Patrick Kypson
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Roberto Carballes Baena
Wimbledon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Felipe Meligeni Alves
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Christopher O'Connell
Wimbledon · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Shintaro Mochizuki
Nottingham 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Jun 16
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–53 matches
| Metric | King | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 49% |
| Sets won | 44% | 48% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | King | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | King | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
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