ITF M25 · Round of 32 · M25 Kigali
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Bataljin
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,086 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Marc Van Der Merwe here.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Merwe | Bataljin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.67 | 10.78 |
| ROI % | -21.7% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.30u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Merwe
0
Bataljin
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Merwe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Bataljin's 0%).
| Opponent | Merwe | Bataljin |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Ryden | W 62 60 | L |
| Adhithya Ganesan | W 75 26 64 | L 26 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Merwe | Bataljin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 69% | 67.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.7% | 73.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 1.2 | 3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.5 | 5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 48.7% | 56.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.5% | 31.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 55.5% | 56.6% |
| BP Converted % | 46.1% | 46% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 13 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 17 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 100% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 52.7% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Marc Van Der Merwe and Lawrence Bataljin face off in the Round of 32 at M25 Kigali on Clay.
Marc Van Der Merwe leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Marc Van Der Merwe is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Orel Kimhi (Jun 1).
Lawrence Bataljin is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Roman Glarner (Jun 14).
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