ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Chicago
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Zhu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 2,562 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Yuta Shimizu plays Evan Zhu.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.02 | 3.87 |
| ROI % | -6.5% | +56.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.97u | +2.26u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Shimizu
1
Zhu
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Zhu's 0%).
| Opponent | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Delaney | W 62 76 | L 75 36 46 |
| Alex Bolt | L 36 46 | L 36 63 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.3% | 50.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68% | 62.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.6% | 52.1% |
| Aces / Match | 3.9 | 4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 67.1% | 50% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29.1% | 34.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.1% | 50% |
| BP Converted % | 29.6% | 53.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19.3 | 28 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 32.7 | 58 |
| Net Pts Won % | 62.7% | 66.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.3% | 48.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 53% | 33% |
Last five matches per player
Luca Castelnuovo
Wuxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 4
Yuta Shimizu
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Hayato Matsuoka
Jiangxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 26
Benjamin Thomas George
Steve Carter Baton Rouge Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 8
Stefan Dostanic
Cleveland Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 2
Matchup overview
Yuta Shimizu and Evan Zhu face off in the Round of 32 at Chicago on Hard.
Yuta Shimizu leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Yuta Shimizu is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Evan Zhu (May 3).
Evan Zhu is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Luca Castelnuovo (May 4).
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