ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Playford
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Daniel
💥 Big Hitter
Shimizu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,475 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Taro Daniel here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Daniel | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–7 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.02 | 1.94 |
| ROI % | +18.7% | +19.8% |
| Units P/L | +3.93u | +2.77u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Daniel
1
Shimizu
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Daniel's 60%).
| Opponent | Daniel | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Sweeny | L 57 46 | W 75 75 |
| Andres Martin | W 67 63 64 | W 76 76 |
| Tung-Lin Wu | W 64 64 | W 64 16 75 |
| Marat Sharipov | L 67 61 46 | L 62 36 16 |
| Jake Delaney | W 64 62 | W 62 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Daniel | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.6% | 60.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.2% | 67.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.6% | 49.3% |
| Aces / Match | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.9 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 68.2% | 63.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29.6% | 29% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.2% | 43.6% |
| BP Converted % | 39.9% | 32.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 22.8 | 20.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 25.3 | 35.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 66.6% | 69.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.5% | 47.5% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 58% | 60% |
Last five matches per player
Damir Dzumhur
Unicredit Czech Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Jonas Forejtek
Unicredit Czech Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Lukas Pokorny
Unicredit Czech Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
William Rejchtman Vinciguerra
Unicredit Czech Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Lilian Marmousez
Kosice Open 2026 · Round of 16
May 27
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
Evan Zhu
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Matchup overview
Taro Daniel and Yuta Shimizu face off in the Quarterfinals at Playford on Hard.
Taro Daniel leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Taro Daniel is 5-0 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Damir Dzumhur (Jun 4).
Yuta Shimizu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Murphy Cassone (Jun 4).
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