Preston Brown vs Marc Van Der Merwe, Hillcrest 2026, Round of 32
Final score
Final
7-5 6-3
Venue and conditions
Curro Hillcrest High SchoolHillcrest, RSACourt 5
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.6 vs last year92.9Slow
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 51m9Aces1
3Double faults4
50Service points won41
11Service games played10
10Service games won7
10Return games played11
6/786%Break points saved40%2/5
3/560%Break points converted14%1/7
Set statistics
Statistics unavailable
Point by point
Brown6
Van Der Merwe3
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Brown5
Van Der Merwe3
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Brown4
Van Der Merwe3
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Brown3
Van Der Merwe3
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Brown3
Van Der Merwe2
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Brown2
Van Der Merwe2
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Brown2
Van Der Merwe1
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Brown1
Van Der Merwe1
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Brown1
Van Der Merwe0
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Brown7
Van Der Merwe5
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Brown6
Van Der Merwe5
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Brown5
Van Der Merwe5
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Brown5
Van Der Merwe4
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Brown4
Van Der Merwe4
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Brown4
Van Der Merwe3
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Brown3
Van Der Merwe3
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Brown2
Van Der Merwe3
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Brown1
Van Der Merwe3
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Brown1
Van Der Merwe2
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Brown0
Van Der Merwe2
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Brown0
Van Der Merwe1
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Head to head
1Brown
0Merwe
1 meeting- HillcrestRound of 32 · 7 JulHardThis matchPreston BrownSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Marc Van Der MerweSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
Form and path
Preston Brown
No recent matches recorded.
Marc Van Der Merwe4–2
HillcrestHard
- LRound of 16Ofek ShimanovSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Marc Van Der MerweSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- WRound of 32Marc Van Der MerweSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Filippo Francesco GarberoSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5
- WQualifying R2Marc Van Der MerweSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ben WeintraubSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- WQualifying R1Marc Van Der MerweSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6James HartSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
Match research
ProEverything 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.