ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Jiangxi Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimabukuro
🏹 Frontrunner
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 436 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Sho Shimabukuro here.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers 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 | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–10 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.74 | 2.02 |
| ROI % | -10.5% | +11.6% |
| Units P/L | -2.52u | +1.62u |
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
1
Shimabukuro
4
Shimizu
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimabukuro has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Shimizu's 0%).
| Opponent | Shimabukuro | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Bolt | W 62 67 63 | L 36 46 |
| Yu Hsiou Hsu | W 76 26 63 | L 67 46 |
| Harold Mayot | W 62 63 | L 46 26 |
| Juan Manuel Cerundolo | W 64 63 | L 16 46 |
| Yi Zhou | L 36 75 46 | L 36 46 |
| Alexander Blockx | L 26 36 | L 26 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimabukuro | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.4% | 61.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.8% | 69.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53.8% | 50.9% |
| Aces / Match | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 59.2% | 68.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.1% | 29% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 45.8% | 43.1% |
| BP Converted % | 33.7% | 29% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.8 | 20.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28 | 33.1 |
| Net Pts Won % | 65.4% | 65.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.5% | 48.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 58% | 64% |
Last five matches per player
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Match summary
Sho Shimabukuro meets Yuta Shimizu in the Round of 32 at the Jiangxi Open on April 28, a hard court encounter between a ranked 108 and an unseeded opponent. Shimabukuro comes in after a loss five days ago, while Shimizu arrives on the back of consecutive wins and a match just yesterday.
Shimizu leads their head-to-head 4-1. Over recent hard court samples, Shimabukuro has converted 60% of matches while Shimizu has won 55%. Shimizu's form is sharper: he has taken 4 of his last 5 matches and 7 of his last 10, whereas Shimabukuro sits at 3 of 5 and 5 of 10. Both players faced Adam Walton and Alex Bolt recently, with Shimabukuro winning both and Shimizu losing both.
Shimabukuro is a player who thrives when he dictates play from ahead in the point, needing early rhythm and control. Shimizu functions as a retriever who compounds pressure through consistency and depth, asking his opponent to construct points over multiple shots. The question is whether Shimabukuro can impose his tempo before Shimizu's current run and relentless baseline game accumulate wear across the match.
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