Ernesto Escobedo vs Mackenzie McDonaldPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ernesto Escobedo and Mackenzie McDonald have met 4 times since 2018; Ernesto Escobedo leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at New York in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Escobedo leads 4–0. Escobedo has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Escobedo has taken 8 sets to McDonald's 1. Their most recent meeting: Ernesto Escobedo won at Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Escobedo | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ernesto Escobedo | Mackenzie McDonald | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 67% | 20/30 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 28% | 8/29 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 31% | 18/59 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 47% | 18/38 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 39% | 7/18 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 40% | 8/20 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 85% | 23/27 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 74% | 20/27 | |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Escobedo 3, McDonald 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Escobedo
💥 Big Hitter
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 710 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Ernesto Escobedo.
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 20, 2021
Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos
H Hard · 1st Round
Jul 19, 2021
Los Cabos
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 26, 2018
Acapulco
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 7, 2018
New York
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Escobedo | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 7–8 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.78 |
| ROI % | - | -28.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -4.26u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Escobedo | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | 1,300 mi · 2,092 km |
| Route | — | USA → CAN → USA |
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
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Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 62–62 matches
| Metric | Escobedo | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 50% |
| Sets won | - | 49% |
| Games won | - | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Escobedo | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 3 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Escobedo | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 0 |
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