ITF M15 · Semifinals · M15 Heraklion
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ghetu
🧱 The Wall
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
Both Gabriel Ghetu and Marc Van Der Merwe are 🧱 The Wall types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 2,074 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ghetu | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.08 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | -25.7% | -21.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.54u | -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
Ghetu
0
Merwe
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ghetu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Merwe's 0%).
| Opponent | Ghetu | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Giulio Perego | W 60 63 | L 67 64 46 |
| Philip Henning | L 26 06 | L 36 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Ghetu | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.9% | 69% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.7% | 66.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.8% | 53% |
| Aces / Match | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60% | 48.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 45.1% | 33.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.8% | 55.5% |
| BP Converted % | 47.1% | 46.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 15 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 73.1% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 56% | 52% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 91% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Gabriel Ghetu and Marc Van Der Merwe face off in the Semifinals at M15 Heraklion on Hard.
Gabriel Ghetu leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Gabriel Ghetu is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg (Jun 22).
Marc Van Der Merwe is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Orel Kimhi (Jun 1).
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