Emma Van Poppel vs Jahnie Van ZylPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Emma Van Poppel and Jahnie Van Zyl have met 1 time since 2026; Jahnie Van Zyl leads 1–0. Across all meetings Poppel has taken 0 sets to Zyl's 2. Their most recent meeting: Jahnie Van Zyl won at W35 Hillcrest (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Van Poppel | Van Zyl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Emma Van Poppel | Jahnie Van Zyl | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 4/5 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 13% | 3/23 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 14% | 4/28 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 3/5 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 16% | 3/19 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 1/4 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 5/6 | 94% | 15/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 4/6 | 69% | 11/16 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Van Poppel 0, Van Zyl 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Poppel
🤖 Servebot
Zyl
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,023 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 7, 2026
W35 Hillcrest
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Poppel | Zyl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Emma Van Poppel | Jahnie Van Zyl | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 4/4 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 3 or more | 25% | 1/4 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Poppel | Zyl |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 6–2 |
| Avg odds | 5.26 | 1.54 |
| ROI % | -18.5% | +14.1% |
| Units P/L | -0.74u | +1.13u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Poppel | Zyl |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TUN → MNE | — |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Poppel and Zyl posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Poppel | Zyl |
|---|---|---|
| Sevil Yuldasheva | L 57 46 | L 61 46 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sevil Yuldasheva
W15 Islamabad · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Julie Myatovic
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 16
Oliwia Kadzielska
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Julia Kolodziejska
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · 1st Round
Sep 2
Julia Kolodziejska
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · 1st Round
Sep 1
Ksenia Smirnova
W15 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 15
Jahnie Van Zyl
W35 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 7
Nelise Verster
W15 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 1
Michaela Bayerlova
W15 Cap d'Agde · Final
Sep 5
Romane Longueville
W15 Cap d'Agde · Semifinals
Sep 4
Marta Soriano Santiago
W15 Cap d'Agde · Quarterfinals
Sep 3
Hajar Crinebouch
W15 Cap d'Agde · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Emira Diabate
W15 Cap d'Agde · 1st Round
Sep 1
Sevil Yuldasheva
W15 Wanfercee-Baulet · 1st Round
Aug 18
Marilouise Van Zyl
W15 Hillcrest · Semifinals
Jul 18
Donna Le Roux
W15 Hillcrest · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 26–28 matches
| Metric | Poppel | Zyl |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 18% | 69% |
| Sets won | 22% | 63% |
| Games won | 39% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Poppel | Zyl |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Poppel | Zyl |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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