John Bothma vs Marc Van Der Merwe, Hillcrest 2025, Round of 32

ITF M15 · Round of 32 · Hard · Tue 8 Jul

Final

John Bothma

LostRank #1551

Merwe won in 3 sets · 2h 29m

1–2

Set 17–6⁷

Set 21–6

Set 34–6

Marc Van Der Merwe

WinnerRank #1001

Venue

Curro Hillcrest High School

Hillcrest, RSA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

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Wind

14 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

74%

Humid

Temperature

19°C

Mild

Altitude

635 m

Moderate

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 29m

5Aces2

4Double faults3

51Service points won72

14Service games played15

10Service games won14

15Return games played14

1/520%Break points saved89%8/9

1/911%Break points converted80%4/5

Head to head

0Bothma

3Merwe

3 meetings

HillcrestRound of 32 · 8 Jul 2025HardThis match
Marc Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
John Bothma
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
PretoriaRound of 16 · 23 AprHard
Marc Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
John Bothma
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0
HillcrestQualifying R1 · 13 Jul 2025Hard
Marc Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
John Bothma
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

Form and path

John Bothma0–1

HillcrestHard

LRound of 32
Emile Hudd
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
John Bothma
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Marc Van Der Merwe

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Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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John Bothma vs Marc Van Der Merwe, Hillcrest 2025, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research