Max Sheldon vs Naoki NakagawaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Max Sheldon and Naoki Nakagawa have met 1 time since 2026; Max Sheldon leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sheldon has taken 2 sets to Nakagawa's 0. Their most recent meeting: Max Sheldon won at M25 East Lansing (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sheldon | Nakagawa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Max Sheldon | Naoki Nakagawa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 6/8 | 68% | 13/19 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 1/4 | 29% | 4/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 3/12 | 30% | 10/33 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 2/3 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 1/2 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 6/6 | 89% | 16/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 6/6 | 72% | 13/18 |
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 (Sheldon 1, Nakagawa 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sheldon
🧱 The Wall
Nakagawa
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs 🧱 The Wall across 374 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Naoki Nakagawa.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 13, 2026
M25 East Lansing
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sheldon | Nakagawa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Max Sheldon | Naoki Nakagawa | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 9/9 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 3/9 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sheldon | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–3 | 6–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.78 | 1.93 |
| ROI % | +5.9% | +9.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.47u | +0.74u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Olaf Pieczkowski
M15 Ann Arbor · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Nicholas Heng
M15 Ann Arbor · 1st Round
Sep 30
Jeffrey Fradkin
M15 Ann Arbor · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Colson Wells
M15 Ann Arbor · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Cosme Rolland De Ravel
M15 Columbia · 1st Round
Sep 23
Teodor Davidov
M15 Columbia · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Kabeer Kapasi
M15 Columbia · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Jelani Sarr
M15 Champaign · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Ryuki Matsuda
M25 Urayasu · Final
Sep 6
Kuan-Yi Lee
M25 Urayasu · Semifinals
Sep 5
Ryota Tanuma
M25 Urayasu · Quarterfinals
Sep 4
Naoya Honda
M25 Urayasu · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Yua Taka
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 2
Max Sheldon
M25 East Lansing · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Cooper Woestendick
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Clement Chidekh
M25 Southaven · 1st Round
Aug 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–33 matches
| Metric | Sheldon | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 58% |
| Sets won | 63% | 55% |
| Games won | 51% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sheldon | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sheldon | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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