ITF M15 · Quarterfinals · M15 Hillcrest
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kirkin
⚔️ The Gladiator
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 3,180 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Ergi Kirkin here.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kirkin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–7 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.56 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -53.2% | -21.7% |
| Units P/L | -6.38u | -1.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Kirkin
0
Merwe
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 4 shared opponents, both Kirkin and Merwe posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Kirkin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Giulio Perego | W 76 67 63 | L 67 64 46 |
| Kerem Yilmaz | W 62 63 | L 16 16 |
| Filip Peliwo | L 26 16 | W 64 16 61 |
| Adhithya Ganesan | L 16 64 57 | W 75 26 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kirkin | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 56.6% | 69% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 73.1% | 66.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.3% | 53% |
| Aces / Match | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 49.4% | 48.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 38.5% | 33.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.3% | 55.5% |
| BP Converted % | 52.9% | 46.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.1% | 52% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 75% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Ergi Kirkin and Marc Van Der Merwe face off in the Quarterfinals at M15 Hillcrest on Hard.
Ergi Kirkin leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Ergi Kirkin is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aziz Ouakaa (Jun 21).
Marc Van Der Merwe is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Orel Kimhi (Jun 1).
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