Marc Polmans vs Yuta ShimizuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Marc Polmans and Yuta Shimizu have met 5 times since 2022; Yuta Shimizu leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Sydney Challenger in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Shimizu leads 3–2. Shimizu has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Polmans has taken 4 sets to Shimizu's 8. Their most recent meeting: Yuta Shimizu won at Playford Challenger (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Polmans | Shimizu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marc Polmans | Yuta Shimizu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 14/22 | 62% | 18/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 5/16 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 13/38 | 39% | 22/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 9/16 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 8/17 | 67% | 18/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 17/18 | 74% | 23/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 58% | 18/31 |
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: 3 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Polmans 0, Shimizu 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Polmans
💥 Big Hitter
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Marc Polmans.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Oct 26, 2024
Playford Challenger
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 22, 2023
Yokohama Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 25, 2023
Playford Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
May 2, 2023
Gwangju Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 2, 2022
Sydney Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Polmans | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 1.89 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -12.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -1.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Polmans | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 1,420 mi · 2,285 km |
| Route | — | 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
Polmans has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Shimizu's 50%).
| Opponent | Polmans | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Sweeny | W 16 76 63 | W 75 75 |
| Alex Bolt | W 76 75 | L 36 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sebastian Gorzny
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Grigor Dimitrov
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round
Jun 23
Abedallah Shelbayh
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Jamie Mackenzie
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Benjamin Bonzi
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 6
Henri Squire
Bad Rappenau Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 2
Jeremy Schifris
Neckarcup 2.0 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Daniel Elahi Galan
Neckarcup 2.0 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
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
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–56 matches
| Metric | Polmans | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 52% |
| Sets won | 55% | 51% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Polmans | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Polmans | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 3 |
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