ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Matsuyama
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimizu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Takahashi
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,225 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Yusuke Takahashi here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game 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 | Shimizu | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 6–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.21 |
| ROI % | +18.6% | -22.7% |
| Units P/L | +2.60u | -3.40u |
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
5
Shimizu
0
Takahashi
Apr 27, 2026
Jiangxi Open
? - · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 17, 2025
Yokohama
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 6, 2022
Matsuyama
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 3, 2018
Zhangjiagang
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 1, 2018
Shanghai
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Shimizu and Takahashi posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Shimizu | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Harold Mayot | L 46 26 | L 67 76 06 |
| Alex Bolt | L 36 46 | L 36 67 |
| Kaichi Uchida | L 16 26 | L 64 36 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimizu | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.8% | 64% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.2% | 69.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.9% | 51.8% |
| Aces / Match | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 66.4% | 51.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.4% | 32.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 44.9% | 49.2% |
| BP Converted % | 32.4% | 34.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.8 | 20.1 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 37.9 | 36.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 67.6% | 66.9% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.2% | 50.5% |
| 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
Harold Mayot
RISE CENTURION OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 1
Edward Winter
RISE IRENE OPEN · Round of 16
May 28
Ryuki Matsuda
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · Round of 32
May 19
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · Round of 16
May 13
Mert Alkaya
RISE IRENE OPEN · Round of 32
May 13
Matchup overview
Yuta Shimizu and Yusuke Takahashi face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Matsuyama on Hard.
Yuta Shimizu leads 5-0 over 5 previous meetings.
Yuta Shimizu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Andre Ilagan (Jun 5).
Yusuke Takahashi is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Harold Mayot (Jun 1).
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