ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Playford
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimizu
⚙️ Grinder
Polmans
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 6,096 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Marc Polmans here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game 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 | Shimizu | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.89 |
| ROI % | +18.6% | -51.2% |
| Units P/L | +2.60u | -2.56u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
3
Shimizu
2
Polmans
Oct 26, 2024
Playford
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 23, 2023
Yokohama
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 25, 2023
Playford
H Hard · Round of 16
May 2, 2023
Gwangju
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 2, 2022
Sydney
H Hard · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Polmans has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Shimizu's 60%).
| Opponent | Shimizu | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Sweeny | W 75 75 | W 16 76 63 |
| Jake Delaney | W 62 76 | W 63 62 |
| Alex Bolt | L 36 46 | W 76 75 |
| Tung-Lin Wu | W 64 16 75 | L 46 63 57 |
| Kaichi Uchida | L 16 26 | W 36 64 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimizu | Polmans |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.8% | 62.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.2% | 64.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.9% | 44.2% |
| Aces / Match | 4.5 | 4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 66.4% | 51.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.4% | 27.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 44.9% | 61.1% |
| BP Converted % | 32.4% | 47.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.8 | 19 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 37.9 | 31.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 67.6% | 69.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.2% | 48.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 0% |
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
Henri Squire
Neckarcup 2.0 · Round of 32
Jun 2
Daniel Elahi Galan
Neckarcup 2.0 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Jeremy Schifris
Neckarcup 2.0 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Tristan Schoolkate
Mexico City Open presentado por Banco BX+ · Round of 16
Apr 9
Rodrigo Alujas
Mexico City Open presentado por Banco BX+ · Round of 32
Apr 7
Matchup overview
Yuta Shimizu and Marc Polmans face off in the Round of 16 at Playford on Hard.
Yuta Shimizu leads 3-2 over 5 previous meetings.
Yuta Shimizu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Andre Ilagan (Jun 5).
Marc Polmans is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Henri Squire (Jun 2).
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