Liam Broady vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Liam Broady and Yuta Shimizu have met 1 time since 2026; Yuta Shimizu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Broady has taken 0 sets to Shimizu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Winnipeg Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Broady | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Liam Broady | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 31/43 | 62% | 18/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 9/28 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 21/71 | 38% | 21/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 26/55 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 6/12 | 67% | 18/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 11/24 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 40/44 | 77% | 23/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 31/44 | 60% | 18/30 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Broady 0, Shimizu 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Broady
🪃 Counterpuncher
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 708 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 21, 2026
Winnipeg Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Broady | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Liam Broady | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 90% | 9/10 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 60% | 6/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Broady | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–6 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | 1.91 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -4.1% |
| Units P/L | -6.00u | -0.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Broady | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 1,420 mi · 2,285 km |
| Route | FRA | VIE → CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Broady has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Shimizu's 29%).
| Opponent | Broady | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Dylan Hara Friend | L 57 75 46 | W 62 46 62 |
| Justin Boulais | L 67 06 | L 57 16 |
| Andre Ilagan | W 63 76 | L 64 67 46 |
| August Holmgren | L 67 64 57 | L 67 46 |
| Murphy Cassone | W 60 61 | W 67 76 76 |
| Harry Wendelken | W 36 62 62 | L 36 46 |
| Kaichi Uchida | W 76 61 | L 16 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Dominic Stricker
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Marco Cecchinato
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Dhakshineswar Suresh
Brownsburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 12
Ozan Baris
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Jay Dylan Hara Friend
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Yuta Shimizu
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Aleksandar Vukic
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Alex Michelsen
Newport Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Bernard Tomic
Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Philip Sekulic
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Arthur Weber
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Hiroki Moriya
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Kasidit Samrej
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Aditya Vishal Balsekar
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Anton Matusevich
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–71 matches
| Metric | Broady | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 53% |
| Sets won | 58% | 52% |
| Games won | 55% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Broady | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Broady | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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