ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Wuxi Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 2,562 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Evan Zhu plays Yuta Shimizu.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.87 | 2.02 |
| ROI % | +56.5% | -6.5% |
| Units P/L | +2.26u | -0.97u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Zhu
1
Shimizu
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Zhu's 0%).
| Opponent | Zhu | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Delaney | L 75 36 46 | W 62 76 |
| Alex Bolt | L 36 63 36 | L 36 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zhu | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 50.1% | 62.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.9% | 68% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.1% | 48.6% |
| Aces / Match | 4 | 3.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.3 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 50% | 67.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.8% | 29.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50% | 42.1% |
| BP Converted % | 53.9% | 29.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 28 | 19.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 58 | 32.7 |
| Net Pts Won % | 66.2% | 62.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.9% | 47.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 53% |
Last five matches per player
Luca Castelnuovo
Wuxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 4
Yuta Shimizu
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Hayato Matsuoka
Jiangxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 26
Benjamin Thomas George
Steve Carter Baton Rouge Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 8
Stefan Dostanic
Cleveland Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 2
Matchup overview
Evan Zhu and Yuta Shimizu face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Wuxi Open on Hard.
Evan Zhu leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Evan Zhu is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Luca Castelnuovo (May 4).
Yuta Shimizu is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Evan Zhu (May 3).
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