Jerome Kym vs Niels McDonaldPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jerome Kym and Niels McDonald have met 2 times since 2025; Jerome Kym leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Hagen Challenger in 2025 on clay. On clay courts Kym leads 2–0. Kym has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kym has taken 4 sets to McDonald's 1. Their most recent meeting: Jerome Kym won at Hagen Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kym | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jerome Kym | Niels McDonald | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 48% | 11/23 | 64% | 18/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 6/14 | 26% | 7/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 49% | 18/37 | 31% | 17/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 10/26 | 61% | 14/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 6/10 | 40% | 10/25 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 52% | 12/23 | 56% | 10/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 15/17 | 87% | 20/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 11/17 | 78% | 18/23 |
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 (Kym 1, McDonald 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kym
🤖 Servebot
McDonald
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 703 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jerome Kym.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 4, 2026
Hagen Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Aug 2, 2025
Hagen Challenger
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kym | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jerome Kym | Niels McDonald | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 13/13 | 100% | 11/11 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 13/13 | 27% | 3/11 |
| 5 or more | 92% | 12/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 39% | 5/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kym | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–4 | 4–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.47 | 1.99 |
| ROI % | +4.0% | -50.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.52u | -5.53u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kym | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 3 | 1 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | POR | FRA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Edas Butvilas
Porto Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Toby Samuel
Porto Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Tiago Torres
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 28
Remy Bertola
Manacor Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Colton Smith
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Dan Added
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Tom Gentzsch
Hagen Challenger · Final
Aug 9
Elmer Moller
Hagen Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 8
Jakub Paul
Roanne Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Niels Visker
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Zaccharie Cado
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Enrico Dalla Valle
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Cezar Cretu
Augsburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marvin Moeller
Hamburg Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Eduardo Ribeiro
Hamburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 12
Mika Petkovic
Hamburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 10
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–55 matches
| Metric | Kym | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 51% |
| Sets won | 56% | 50% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kym | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kym | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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