Shintaro Imai vs Matthew Christopher Romios — Burnie CH Qualifying Round 1

Burnie CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
JPN7
Shintaro Imai
#801ATP
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2024
hard
AUS
Matthew Christopher Romios
27 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Imai S.
7-6 6-1
Romios M.
Imai S.
7762
Romios M.
6410

Shintaro Imai defeated Matthew Christopher Romios 7-6 6-1 in the Burnie CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Matthew Christopher Romios came in defending last year's round of 32, but Shintaro Imai had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Shintaro Imai came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Imai S.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Romios M.

Romios M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Imai S.

Serve advantage — Imai S.

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
Imai S.Romios M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
42%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
29%
Break points saved·Clear edge
65%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.5
7.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Imai S.
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 434 days (−1.5)
Romios M.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.4
Surface form
4.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q2
Isomura K.[5]
Delaney J.
6-46-2
Jones S.
Ichikawa T.[2]
7-56-1
Imai S.[7]
Walkin B.[6]
6-36-4
Mochizuki Y.[1]
Marinkov P.[12]
1-66-36-2
Kumasaka T.[3]
Gaal C.
7-654-67-64
Hulme M.
Harper M.
6-07-64
Q1
Harper M.
Puttergill C.[11]
6-35-76-2
Hulme M.
Liu H.[4]
6-746-32-0
Jones S.
Braithwaite T.[9]
6-17-64
Imai S.[7]
Romios M.
7-646-1
Marinkov P.[12]
Sorensen L.
6-34-66-0
Gaal C.
Court J.[10]
6-32-66-4
Kumasaka T.[3]
Tajima N.
6-47-64
Isomura K.[5]
Klintcharov A.
4-66-36-4
Delaney J.
Pearson K.[8]
6-26-2
Mochizuki Y.[1]
Watanabe S.
7-646-0
Ichikawa T.[2]
Crowther C.
6-36-2
Walkin B.[6]
Papac T.
6-46-0