ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Intaro Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McDonald
⚙️ Grinder
Passaro
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Francesco Passaro here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McDonald | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–3 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 3.67 |
| ROI % | +34.8% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +2.78u | -1.00u |
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
Passaro
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 4 shared opponents, both McDonald and Passaro posted a 25% win rate.
| Opponent | McDonald | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Ribecai | W 75 67 61 | W 76 62 |
| Ignacio Buse | L 26 06 | L 75 57 46 |
| Daniil Glinka | L 26 57 | L 57 46 |
| Jerome Kym | L 63 36 26 | L 67 67 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | McDonald | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.3% | 62.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.3% | 40.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.9% | 38.5% |
| Aces / Match | 2.5 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 44% | 16.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.8% | 31.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.1% | 47.6% |
| BP Converted % | 47.7% | 20% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.8% | 38.6% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 57% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Niels McDonald
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Oriol Roca Batalla
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 23
Oriol Roca Batalla
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 16
Alejandro Tabilo
Rio Open presented by Claro · Round of 16
Feb 18
Dino Prizmic
Rio Open presented by Claro · Round of 32
Feb 17
Matchup overview
Niels McDonald and Francesco Passaro face off in the Round of 16 at Intaro Open on Clay.
Niels McDonald leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Niels McDonald is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Cezar Cretu (Jun 25).
Francesco Passaro is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Niels McDonald (Jun 24).
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