ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimizu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Sweeny
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
🛡️ The Spoiler vs 🏃 Pusher is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 195 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Yuta Shimizu plays Dane Sweeny.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shimizu | Sweeny |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–5 | 4–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 1.91 |
| ROI % | +0.5% | -46.8% |
| Units P/L | +0.06u | -5.15u |
First career meeting
Shimizu and Sweeny have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sweeny has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Shimizu's 40%).
| Opponent | Shimizu | Sweeny |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Tomic | L 64 67 57 | W 57 63 62 |
| Andre Ilagan | L 57 36 | W 63 67 64 |
| Tung-Lin Wu | W 64 16 75 | W 63 16 61 |
| Taro Daniel | W 63 62 | W 75 64 |
| Alex Bolt | L 36 46 | L 36 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimizu | Sweeny |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 63.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.9% | 60.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.9% | 47.7% |
| Aces / Match | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.9 | 4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 50.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 28.8% | 31.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 41.2% | 51.7% |
| BP Converted % | 32.4% | 40.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19.9 | 22.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33.8 | 36.4 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.1% | 70% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.9% | 47.7% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 62% | 36% |
Last five matches per player
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
Sho Shimabukuro
Jiangxi Open · Round of 32
Apr 29
Yusuke Takahashi
Jiangxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Match summary
Yuta Shimizu meets Dane Sweeny in the Round of 32 at the Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship on June 1st, a hard court event in Austin. Shimizu, ranked 363rd, has been away from competition for 61 days. Sweeny sits at 131st and has also been sidelined for over two months.
The two have never played. Both players have faced Alex Bolt, Christian Langmo, and Federico Cina in recent matches without success, though each defeated Masamichi Imamura and Tung-Lin Wu. Dane Sweeny holds a 65% win rate on hard courts in his recent sample, compared to Yuta Shimizu's 40%. Shimizu has won 2 of his last 5 matches; Sweeny has won only 1 of 5 but carries a 50% record over his last 10.
Shimizu operates as a defensive player comfortable disrupting rhythm with varied pace and court positioning. Sweeny is a baseline grinder who constructs points methodically and returns serve with consistency. The extended time away from match play will matter for both. Sweeny's superior hard court record and higher ranking point to comfort with the surface, while Shimizu will need to impose his game early and avoid extended rallies where Sweeny's consistency typically takes hold.
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