Evan Zhu and Yuta Shimizu have met 2 times since 2023; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Evan Zhu won at Wuxi Open (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
⚙️ Grinder
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
Both Evan Zhu and Yuta Shimizu are ⚙️ Grinder types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 4,044 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhu | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Evan Zhu | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 3 or more | 72% | 13/18 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 5 or more | 39% | 7/18 | 31% | 5/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 25% | 4/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/16 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–2 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.84 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | +96.8% | +18.6% |
| Units P/L | +8.71u | +2.60u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Zhu's 40%).
| Opponent | Zhu | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy Cassone | L 16 62 46 | W 67 76 76 |
| Jake Delaney | W 26 64 62 | W 62 76 |
| Jie Cui | L 26 46 | W 26 60 64 |
| Taisei Ichikawa | W 63 67 76 | W 36 76 64 |
| Alex Bolt | L 36 63 36 | L 36 46 |
Last five matches per player
Hoyoung Roh
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Kokoro Isomura
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Geun Jun Kim
M15 Harmon · Round of 16
Jun 1
Kosuke Ogura
M15 Harmon · Round of 32
Jun 1
Yua Taka
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 16
May 25
Jake Delaney
M15 Karuizawa · Final
May 25
Shu Matsuoka
M15 Karuizawa · Quarterfinals
May 25
Colin Sinclair
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 32
May 25
Andre Ilagan
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Murphy Cassone
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 16
Jun 4
Dane Sweeny
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Bernard Tomic
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 16
May 17
Andres Martin
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 13
Evan Zhu
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Sho Shimabukuro
Jiangxi Open · Round of 32
Apr 29
Yusuke Takahashi
Jiangxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–53 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 49% |
| Sets won | 46% | 49% |
| Games won | 49% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
