ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Yokkaichi
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimabukuro
🎯 Baseliner
Taguchi
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,419 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Sho Shimabukuro here.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control 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 | Shimabukuro | Taguchi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–8 | 3–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.22 | 2.84 |
| ROI % | -4.2% | -20.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.72u | -1.20u |
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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Shimabukuro
0
Taguchi
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimabukuro has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Taguchi's 33%).
| Opponent | Shimabukuro | Taguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Smith | L 75 06 36 | L 16 46 |
| Naoya Honda | L 16 46 | W 36 75 63 |
| Uisung Park | W 76 61 | L 16 57 |
| Omar Jasika | W 63 57 76 | L 67 36 |
| Maximus Jones | W 36 63 64 | W 76 62 |
| James Watt | W 64 36 62 | L 46 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimabukuro | Taguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59% | 60.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 76.5% | 64.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 54.6% | 49.4% |
| Aces / Match | 7.3 | 5.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.8% | 60.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.6% | 25% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.9% | 45.7% |
| BP Converted % | 50.2% | 41% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 26.2 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 19.6 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 75.5% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.5% | 46.5% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 60% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sho Shimabukuro and Ryotaro Taguchi face off in the Round of 32 at Yokkaichi on Hard.
Sho Shimabukuro leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Sho Shimabukuro is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Frances Tiafoe (Jun 17).
Ryotaro Taguchi is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Tsung-Hao Huang (May 27).
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