Francesco Ferrari and Niels McDonald have met 1 time since 2026; Niels McDonald leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Niels McDonald won at M25 Santa Margherita di Pula (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ferrari
🧱 The Wall
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,061 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Niels McDonald.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ferrari | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Francesco Ferrari | Niels McDonald | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 5/10 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 3 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 29% | 4/14 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 21% | 3/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/14 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ferrari | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 3.57 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | -69.8% | +34.8% |
| Units P/L | -2.79u | +2.78u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ferrari has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs McDonald's 0%).
| Opponent | Ferrari | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Marko Miladinovic | W 64 76 | L 67 63 26 |
| Pierluigi Basile | L 46 64 57 | L 16 46 |
Last five matches per player
Caheer Warik
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 9
Matteo Liusso
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 8
Andreas Messis
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 2
Peetu Pohjola
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
Jun 1
Denys Klok
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 16
Jun 1
Petar Jovic
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 1
Lorenzo Gagliardo
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 25
Jan Werblinski
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 32
May 4
Cezar Cretu
Intaro Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Francesco Passaro
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Michele Ribecai
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 23
Sandro Kopp
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 14
Aristotelis Thanos
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 13
Anton Shepp
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Eric Vanshelboim
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Cruz Hewitt
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–34 matches
| Metric | Ferrari | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 39% | 41% |
| Sets won | 47% | 44% |
| Games won | 49% | 48% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ferrari | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ferrari | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
