ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Kobe
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Polmans
💥 Big Hitter
Shiraishi
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,418 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Marc Polmans here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Polmans | Shiraishi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.86 | 1.56 |
| ROI % | -53.8% | -31.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.69u | -1.89u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Polmans
1
Shiraishi
Oct 30, 2024
Sydney
H Hard · Round of 16
Nov 13, 2022
Kobe
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Polmans has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Shiraishi's 40%).
| Opponent | Polmans | Shiraishi |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Vithoontien | W 63 63 | W |
| Cruz Hewitt | W 62 76 | W 63 61 |
| Dane Sweeny | W 16 76 63 | L 26 46 |
| Kaichi Uchida | W 36 64 76 | L 46 36 |
| Charles Broom | L 67 67 | L 26 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Polmans | Shiraishi |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.8% | 56% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.1% | 65.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.2% | 53.1% |
| Aces / Match | 4 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.2 | 2.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.5% | 65.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.5% | 32.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 61.1% | 51.4% |
| BP Converted % | 47.8% | 52.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 37 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 36 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 80% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.1% | 52.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 61% |
Last five matches per player
Grigor Dimitrov
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 32
Jun 23
Abdullah Shelbayh
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Jamie Mackenzie
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Benjamin Bonzi
Libema Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Henri Squire
Neckarcup 2.0 · Round of 32
Jun 2
Matchup overview
Marc Polmans and Hikaru Shiraishi face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Kobe on Hard.
Marc Polmans leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Marc Polmans is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Grigor Dimitrov (Jun 23).
Hikaru Shiraishi is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Max Purcell (Jun 18).
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