Yuta Shimizu vs Rinky HijikataSydney CH Round of 32

Sydney CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#371ATP
1446ELO
1417Hard ELO
27 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2022
hard
#97ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWLW
Shimizu Y.
6-3 4-6 7-5
Hijikata R.
Shimizu Y.
6472
Hijikata R.
3651

Yuta Shimizu defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Sydney CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #97.

Key context

  • Match story: Yuta Shimizu closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shimizu Y.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Hijikata R.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Shimizu Y.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Shimizu Y.Hijikata R.
Serve
21
Return
26

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
24
66
Break points saved·Dominant
65
95
Break points won·Clear edge
9
26
Deciding sets·Dominant
31
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
8.0
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.5Hard Elo 1417
Surface ELO
8.5+277 Hard Elo edge
1.4Overall Elo 1446
ELO gap
8.6Overall Elo 1748
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
8.4
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
4.4
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
75
95

Shimizu Y.: played today · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Hijikata R.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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