Tia Messerli vs Emma Van Poppel | Tia Messerli Wins 7-6 7-6

W15 Mbombela · CHALLENGER · Round of 32

USA

Tia Messerli

#1465WTA

18 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 4 May 2026 · 00:00

hard

NED

Emma Van Poppel

#1137WTA

25 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Messerli T.

7-6 7-6

Van Poppel E.

Messerli T.

772

Van Poppel E.

660

Tia Messerli defeated Emma Van Poppel 7-6 7-6 in the W15 Mbombela round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Tia Messerli won all two sets in tiebreaks against Emma Van Poppel.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Messerli T.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Van Poppel E.

Van Poppel E.serving29% hold

wins 41% of points on serve vs Messerli T.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Messerli T.Van Poppel E.

1st serve in·Clear edge

69%

56%

1st serve points won·Even

50%

54%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

43%

34%

Service points won·Even

48%

45%

Return points won·Slight edge

48%

37%

Break points saved·Clear edge

31%

45%

Aces / match·Clear edge

0.2

1.9

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.3

5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

Tia Messerli vs Emma Van Poppel — W15 Mbombela Round of 32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return