ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Noumea
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Imamura
⚔️ The Gladiator
Rai
💥 Big Hitter
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 Ajeet Rai 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 | Imamura | Rai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.91 | - |
| ROI % | -16.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.69u | - |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Imamura
0
Rai
Aug 18, 2025
M25 Taipei
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Dec 31, 2023
Noumea
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Imamura has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Rai's 40%).
| Opponent | Imamura | Rai |
|---|---|---|
| Kosuke Ogura | L | W 76 64 |
| Anton Shepp | W 62 61 | L 75 36 26 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | L 57 61 16 | L 36 14 |
| Kuan Yi Lee | W 61 62 | W 67 42 |
| Omar Jasika | W 76 16 63 | L 63 57 16 |
| Dane Sweeny | L 36 26 | L 26 36 |
| Carl Emil Overbeck | L 46 75 16 | L 26 16 |
| Ethan Cook | W 64 16 62 | W 63 62 |
| Joshua Charlton | W 64 62 | L 46 76 26 |
| Mustafa Ege Sik | W 64 62 | W 16 62 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Imamura | Rai |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.4% | 73.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.8% | 80.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.6% | 57.1% |
| Aces / Match | 1.7 | 8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.7 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 43.9% | 76.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 31.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.8% | 53.9% |
| BP Converted % | 46.8% | 27.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 21 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 50 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 63.6% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.7% | 56.7% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 67% | 67% |
Last five matches per player
Dragos Nicolae Cazacu
PLOVDIV CHALLENGER · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Robert Strombachs
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Apr 13
Lukas Pokorny
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Round of 32
Apr 13
Mikhail Tsapenko
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Round of 16
Apr 13
Matthew Dellavedova
M25 Launceston · Round of 32
Mar 2
Matchup overview
Masamichi Imamura and Ajeet Rai face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Noumea on Hard.
Masamichi Imamura leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Masamichi Imamura is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Hunter Heck (Jun 20).
Ajeet Rai is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dragos Nicolae Cazacu (Jun 21).
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