Valentin Royer vs Daniel Merida, Brussels 2025, Qualifying R1

ATP 250 · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Fri 10 Oct

Final

Valentin Royer

WinnerRank #1171.2875%

Royer won in 2 sets · 1h 15m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 27–5

Daniel Merida

LostRank #423.7525%

Venue

Brussels Expo - Palais 12

Brussels, BEL· Hard· Court 1

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.

How court speed works

Very fast

Altitude

73 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

9Aces3

1Double faults3

39/5867%1st serve %69%37/54

18/1995%2nd serve %82%14/17

30/3977%1st serve points won76%28/37

14/1974%2nd serve points won29%5/17

2/367%Break points saved50%3/6

11Service games played10

Return

9/3724%1st serve return points23%9/39

12/1771%2nd serve return points26%5/19

3/650%Break points converted33%1/3

10Return games played11

Points

65Total points won47

44Service points won33

21Receiver points won14

10Max points in a row5

Games

13Games won8

10Service games won7

3Max games in a row3

Royer7

Merida5

15030030154015

Royer6

Merida5

150300400

Royer5

Merida5

150300400

Royer4

Merida5

150300301530303040

Royer4

Merida4

150300400

Royer3

Merida4

0150301530303030404040A40404040A

Royer3

Merida3

01515151530154030404040A40404040A

Royer3

Merida2

015030040

Royer3

Merida1

15030030154015

Royer2

Merida1

1503004004015

Royer1

Merida1

150300400

Royer0

Merida1

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Head to head

1Royer

1Merida

2 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 0–1

BrusselsQualifying R1 · 10 Oct 2025HardThis match
Valentin Royer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Daniel Merida
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
CordobaSemifinal · 10 Jun 2023Clay
Daniel Merida
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Valentin Royer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 1

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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Valentin Royer vs Daniel Merida, Brussels 2025, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research