ITF M25 · Round of 16 · M25 Kigali
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merwe
🧱 The Wall
Vankan
⚔️ The Gladiator
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 Marlon Vankan here.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner. 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 | Vankan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.67 | 1.87 |
| ROI % | -21.7% | -18.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.30u | -0.55u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Merwe
0
Vankan
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Merwe | Vankan |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 69% | 58.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.7% | 69.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53% | 52.9% |
| Aces / Match | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 48.7% | 49.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.5% | 32.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 55.5% | 60% |
| BP Converted % | 46.1% | 54.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 52.2% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Marc Van Der Merwe and Marlon Vankan face off in the Round of 16 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).
Marlon Vankan is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Pieter De Lange (Jun 21).
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