ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Yokkaichi
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Imai
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,919 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Shintaro Imai here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game 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 | Ionel | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 1.31 |
| ROI % | -49.0% | +7.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.98u | +0.39u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Ionel
0
Imai
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Ionel | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 74% | 58.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 55.7% | 81.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.7% | 50.8% |
| Aces / Match | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60% | 46.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.1% | 38.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.3% | 55.8% |
| BP Converted % | 46.1% | 41.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47% | 59.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 53% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Nicholas David Ionel and Shintaro Imai face off in the Round of 16 at Yokkaichi on Hard.
Nicholas David Ionel leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Nicholas David Ionel is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daniil Sarksian (Jun 1).
Shintaro Imai is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong (Jun 18).
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