Shintaro Imai vs Aleksandre Bakshi — Astana CH Quarter-final

Astana CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
JPN
Shintaro Imai
#801ATP
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2025
hard
GEO
Aleksandre Bakshi
#666ATP
28 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLL
Imai S.
2-6 6-4 6-4
Bakshi A.
Imai S.
2662
Bakshi A.
6441

Shintaro Imai defeated Aleksandre Bakshi 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the Astana CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aleksandre Bakshi came in ranked #666, defending last year's semi-final, but Shintaro Imai had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Imai S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bakshi A.

Bakshi A.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Bakshi A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Clear edge
71%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (10 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Imai S.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
Bakshi A.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.9
Surface form
3.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.6
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
8.5

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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Binda A.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Binda A.
Shelbayh A.[7]
7-664-67-5
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Imai S.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Shelbayh A.[7]
Chidekh C.[1]
3-66-36-4
Imai S.
Bakshi A.
2-66-46-4
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Berankis R.[8]
7-646-4
Binda A.
Singh K.
6-46-4
R16
Shelbayh A.[7]
Shin W.
4-66-30-0
Chidekh C.[1]
Leong M.
7-616-4
Binda A.
Pieczkowski O.
6-25-76-4
Bakshi A.
Mukund S.
7-643-66-4
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Jones M.
6-36-0
Berankis R.[8]
Castelnuovo L.
7-624-66-4
Imai S.
Winter E.
7-646-3
Singh K.
Gakhov I.[3]
6-37-67
R32
Binda A.
Bar Biryukov P.[6]
6-32-1
Chidekh C.[1]
Sin S.
6-36-4
Winter E.
Bouzige M.[5]
6-16-3
Imai S.
Omarkhanov A.
6-27-64
Bakshi A.
Isomura K.
6-16-726-3
Mukund S.
Purtseladze S.[4]
6-46-4
Berankis R.[8]
Nurlanuly Z.
6-26-2
Leong M.
Shin M.
7-56-2
Singh K.
Gerasimov E.
7-56-1
Shin W.
Azkara A.
6-37-5
Budkov Kjaer N.[2]
Kumasaka T.
6-36-4
Pieczkowski O.
Palan D.
7-627-5
Gakhov I.[3]
Arutiunian E.
6-16-747-5
Shelbayh A.[7]
Zhukov M.
6-36-4
Jones M.
Tokuda R.
6-36-3
Castelnuovo L.
Park U.
7-636-3