Yuta Shimizu vs Tatsuma Ito — Kobe CH Round of 32

Kobe CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Yuta Shimizu
#371ATP
1446ELO
1417Hard ELO
27 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 November 2023
hard
JPN
Tatsuma Ito
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLWL
Shimizu Y.
7-6 6-3
Ito T.
Shimizu Y.
7862
Ito T.
6630

Yuta Shimizu defeated Tatsuma Ito 7-6 6-3 in the Kobe CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tatsuma Ito came in defending last year's round of 32, but Yuta Shimizu had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shimizu Y.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ito T.

Ito T.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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

Statistics

This season
Shimizu Y.Ito T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Shimizu Y.Ito T.
Clutch Rating·Even
24
24
Break points saved·Even
65
61
Break points won·Even
9
9
Deciding sets·Clear edge
31
43
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
58
48

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shimizu Y.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Ito T.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
8.8
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Shimizu Y.Ito T.
Freshness·
75
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Shimizu Y.: played today · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Ajdukovic D.
Shimabukuro S.[5]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ajdukovic D.
Wu T.
7-55-76-3
Shimabukuro S.[5]
Nardi L.[3]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Ajdukovic D.
Rodionov J.[1]
7-654-66-1
Shimabukuro S.[5]
Mochizuki S.[2]
6-36-3
Nardi L.[3]
Polmans M.[6]
6-26-4
Wu T.
Jung J.
6-46-3
R16
Nardi L.[3]
Holmgren A.
6-33-67-5
Rodionov J.[1]
Shimizu Y.
6-12-66-1
Polmans M.[6]
Blancaneaux G.
6-47-63
Shimabukuro S.[5]
Hong S.
6-47-64
Mochizuki S.[2]
Bai Y.
6-36-2
Wu T.
Hassan B.[4]
6-36-4
Ajdukovic D.
Noguchi R.
6-05-76-3
R32
Rodionov J.[1]
Uchiyama Y.
7-656-4
Noguchi R.
Hsu Y.
6-46-3
Bai Y.
Ivanovski K.
6-14-0
Blancaneaux G.
Martin A.
6-46-4
Holmgren A.
Echargui M.
6-46-3
Mochizuki S.[2]
Fonio G.
4-66-26-3
Hassan B.[4]
Mccabe J.
0-66-36-2
Jung J.
Kolar Z.[8]
6-47-64
Hong S.
Jasika O.
6-36-1
Nardi L.[3]
Ichikawa T.
7-56-2
Polmans M.[6]
Fenty A.
6-27-5
Wu T.
Sweeny D.
6-37-62
Ajdukovic D.
Efstathiou M.
6-26-2
Shimabukuro S.[5]
Uchida K.
6-17-65
Shimizu Y.
Ito T.
7-666-3