Emil Ruusuvuori vs Mackenzie McDonaldPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Emil Ruusuvuori and Mackenzie McDonald have met 4 times since 2021; Emil Ruusuvuori leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at French Open - Paris in 2021 on clay. On hard courts Ruusuvuori leads 2–0. Ruusuvuori has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Ruusuvuori has taken 8 sets to McDonald's 6. Their most recent meeting: Emil Ruusuvuori won at Wimbledon - London (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ruusuvuori | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Emil Ruusuvuori | Mackenzie McDonald | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 3/5 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 57% | 4/7 | 24% | 6/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 6/12 | 28% | 14/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 3/8 | 50% | 15/30 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 3/4 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 3/4 | 87% | 20/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 3/4 | 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. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ruusuvuori 1, McDonald 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruusuvuori
💥 Big Hitter
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,211 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Emil Ruusuvuori.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 3, 2024
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 1st Round
Aug 2, 2022
Citi Open - Washington
H Hard · 1st Round
Jul 27, 2021
Truist Atlanta Open - Atlanta
H Hard · 1st Round
May 30, 2021
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruusuvuori | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.96 |
| ROI % | - | -24.7% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.72u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruusuvuori | 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Ruusuvuori and McDonald posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Ruusuvuori | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kypson | L 62 46 36 | L 63 16 46 46 |
| Vitaliy Sachko | W 64 64 | W 62 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Francesco Maestrelli
Bergamo Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 18
Otto Virtanen
Helsinki Challenger · 2nd Round
Nov 6
Lukas Neumayer
Helsinki Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 4
Francesco Passaro
Brest Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 22
Vitaliy Sachko
Brest Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 20
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
European Open - Brussels · 1st Round
Oct 14
Patrick Kypson
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 3
Alexander Blockx
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
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 · 12–53 matches
| Metric | Ruusuvuori | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 49% |
| Sets won | 47% | 48% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruusuvuori | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| ATP World Tour 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruusuvuori | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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