Lawrence Bataljin and Marc Van Der Merwe have met 1 time since 2025; Marc Van Der Merwe leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Marc Van Der Merwe won at M25 Kigali (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bataljin
🛡️ The Spoiler
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,086 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Marc Van Der Merwe.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bataljin | Merwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Lawrence Bataljin | Marc Van Der Merwe | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 3/3 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 3 or more | 67% | 2/3 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 1/3 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bataljin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 10.78 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -21.7% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | -1.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Merwe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Bataljin's 0%).
| Opponent | Bataljin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Ryden | L | W 62 60 |
| Adhithya Ganesan | L 26 36 | W 75 26 64 |
Last five matches per player
Roman Glarner
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 14
Victor Ryden
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 8
Mathys Erhard
Brazzaville Challenger · Round of 32
May 5
Dmitrii Shirokii
M15 Islamabad · Round of 32
Apr 27
Jody Maginley
Cote d'Ivoire Open 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 19
Emile Hudd
BNC TENNIS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 4
Matas Vasiliauskas
M15 Tauranga · Round of 32
Dec 15
Tai Leonard Sach
M15 Tauranga · Round of 16
Dec 15
Orel Kimhi
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Jesse Flores
M15 Mbombela · Quarterfinals
May 4
Cooper Mccarthy
M15 Mbombela · Round of 16
May 4
Simphiwe Ngwenya
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
May 4
Orel Kimhi
RISE IRENE OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Giulio Perego
M15 Mbombela · Round of 32
Apr 27
John Bothma
M15 Pretoria · Round of 16
Apr 20
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–36 matches
| Metric | Bataljin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 9% | 58% |
| Sets won | 19% | 56% |
| Games won | 35% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bataljin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bataljin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
