ATP Challenger Tour · Finals · Playford
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Hijikata
🤖 Servebot
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 5,334 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Rinky Hijikata here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service 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 | Hijikata | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–8 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.57 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | +17.5% | +18.6% |
| Units P/L | +3.67u | +2.60u |
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
3
Hijikata
1
Shimizu
Nov 2, 2024
Sydney
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 27, 2024
Playford
H Hard · Finals
Feb 4, 2023
Burnie
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 1, 2022
Sydney
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Hijikata has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Shimizu's 50%).
| Opponent | Hijikata | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Sweeny | W 63 62 | W 75 75 |
| Bernard Tomic | W 36 64 63 | L 64 67 57 |
| Taro Daniel | W 63 67 62 | W 63 62 |
| Sho Shimabukuro | L 46 46 | L 36 06 |
| Alex Bolt | W 63 63 | L 36 46 |
| Takuya Kumasaka | W 62 60 | W 60 57 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Hijikata | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.2% | 59.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.9% | 66.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.7% | 49.9% |
| Aces / Match | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 66.1% | 66.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.5% | 27.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.8% | 44.9% |
| BP Converted % | 41.1% | 32.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 29 | 20.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.8 | 37.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 61.8% | 67.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.1% | 47.2% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Andre Ilagan
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Murphy Cassone
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 16
Jun 4
Dane Sweeny
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Bernard Tomic
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 16
May 17
Andres Martin
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 13
Matchup overview
Rinky Hijikata and Yuta Shimizu face off in the Finals at Playford on Hard.
Rinky Hijikata leads 3-1 over 4 previous meetings.
Rinky Hijikata is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Alejandro Tabilo (Jun 16).
Yuta Shimizu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Andre Ilagan (Jun 5).
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