ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Chicago
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Zhu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
Both Yuta Shimizu and Evan Zhu are ⚙️ Grinder types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 4,044 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 7–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.84 |
| ROI % | +18.6% | +96.8% |
| Units P/L | +2.60u | +8.71u |
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
May 3, 2026
Wuxi Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 11, 2023
Chicago
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimizu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Zhu's 40%).
| Opponent | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy Cassone | W 67 76 76 | L 16 62 46 |
| Jake Delaney | W 62 76 | W 26 64 62 |
| Jie Cui | W 26 60 64 | L 26 46 |
| Taisei Ichikawa | W 36 76 64 | W 63 67 76 |
| Alex Bolt | L 36 46 | L 36 63 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.8% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.2% | 68.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.9% | 51.4% |
| Aces / Match | 4.5 | 4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 66.4% | 53.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.4% | 35.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 44.9% | 50.2% |
| BP Converted % | 32.4% | 46% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.8 | 19.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 37.9 | 40.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 67.6% | 68.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.2% | 50.7% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 46% |
Last five matches per player
Andre Ilagan
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
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
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 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Andre Ilagan (Jun 5).
Evan Zhu is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Hoyoung Roh (Jun 16).
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