ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Gwangju
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Polmans
🪃 Counterpuncher
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,896 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Marc Polmans here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.89 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | -51.2% | +18.6% |
| Units P/L | -2.56u | +2.60u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
2
Polmans
3
Shimizu
Oct 26, 2024
Playford
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 23, 2023
Yokohama
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 25, 2023
Playford
H Hard · Round of 16
May 2, 2023
Gwangju
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 2, 2022
Sydney
H Hard · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Polmans has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Shimizu's 60%).
| Opponent | Polmans | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Sweeny | W 16 76 63 | W 75 75 |
| Jake Delaney | W 63 62 | W 62 76 |
| Alex Bolt | W 76 75 | L 36 46 |
| Tung-Lin Wu | L 46 63 57 | W 64 16 75 |
| Kaichi Uchida | W 36 64 76 | L 16 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Polmans | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.8% | 59.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.1% | 66.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.2% | 49.9% |
| Aces / Match | 4 | 4.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.2 | 3.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.5% | 66.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.5% | 27.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 61.1% | 44.9% |
| BP Converted % | 47.8% | 32.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19 | 20.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 31.2 | 37.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 69.7% | 67.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.1% | 47.2% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
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Matchup overview
Marc Polmans and Yuta Shimizu face off in the Round of 32 at Gwangju on Hard.
Marc Polmans leads 2-3 over 5 previous meetings.
Marc Polmans is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Henri Squire (Jun 2).
Yuta Shimizu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Andre Ilagan (Jun 5).
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