ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Marinkov
💥 Big Hitter
Imamura
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,573 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Pavle Marinkov 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 | Marinkov | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–1 | 6–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.63 |
| ROI % | -7.0% | -7.6% |
| Units P/L | -0.28u | -0.68u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Marinkov and Imamura have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 4 shared opponents, both Marinkov and Imamura posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Marinkov | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Boulais | L 46 46 | L 06 26 |
| Dane Sweeny | L 06 16 | L 36 26 |
| James McCabe | L 26 67 | L 46 61 36 |
| Carl Emil Overbeck | L 46 46 | L 46 75 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Marinkov | Imamura |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67.2% | 66% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 75.3% | 62.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.6% | 44.4% |
| Aces / Match | 8.8 | 1.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 57.9% | 49% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 26.9% | 34.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.9% | 54.9% |
| BP Converted % | 25.4% | 49.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25 | 15.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 25.2 | 30.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 66.4% | 46.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.5% | 49.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 60% |
Last five matches per player
Justin Boulais
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
WUNING OPEN 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 13
Joshua Charlton
WUNING OPEN 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Li Tu
WUNING OPEN 1 · Round of 32
Apr 7
Joshua Charlton
WUNING OPEN 1 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 6
Enzo Aguiard
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Beibit Zhukayev
Gwangju Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 19
Moerani Bouzige
WUNING OPEN 2 · Round of 32
Apr 15
Shunsuke Nakagawa
WUNING OPEN 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 13
Zhou Mingzhou
WUNING OPEN 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Match summary
Masamichi Imamura and Pavle Marinkov meet in 1st Round Qualifying at the Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship on May 31 on outdoor hard court. Imamura, ranked 442, has won four of his last five matches after a two-month layoff. Marinkov, ranked 536, has not played in over seven weeks and comes in with a 40% win rate across his last ten matches.
The two have never faced each other. Imamura holds a 65% win rate on hard courts in his recent sample, while Marinkov's hard court record stands at 45% over the same span. Both players lost to Carl Emil Overbeck and Dane Sweeny in recent outings; both also defeated Blake Ellis.
Imamura relies on sustained pressure and court positioning to wear down opponents through long rallies. Marinkov operates as a power player, aiming to dominate points with aggressive shot-making from the baseline. The question is whether Imamura's consistent hard court form and recent match rhythm can contain Marinkov's hitting, or whether Marinkov can impose his pace before extended rallies develop.
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