ITF M · Futures 2026
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Vanshelboim
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 2,575 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Niels McDonald plays Eric Vanshelboim.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McDonald | Vanshelboim |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–3 | 6–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.69 | 1.91 |
| ROI % | +34.8% | -4.9% |
| Units P/L | +2.78u | -0.54u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
McDonald
0
Vanshelboim
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Vanshelboim has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs McDonald's 0%).
| Opponent | McDonald | Vanshelboim |
|---|---|---|
| Oleg Prihodko | L 26 63 36 | W 76 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | McDonald | Vanshelboim |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.3% | 73% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.3% | 66.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.9% | 52.5% |
| Aces / Match | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 44% | 62.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.8% | 41% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.1% | 55.3% |
| BP Converted % | 47.7% | 49% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 5 | 23.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 26 | 36 |
| Net Pts Won % | 12.5% | 82.1% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.8% | 54.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 100% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Niels McDonald and Eric Vanshelboim face off in the match at Futures 2026 on Hard.
Niels McDonald leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Niels McDonald is 5-0 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Sandro Kopp (Jun 14).
Eric Vanshelboim is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Niels McDonald (Jun 11).
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