Yuta Shimizu vs Juan Manuel CerundoloUs Open Qualifying Round 2

Us Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#396ATP
1446ELO
1417Hard ELO
27 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2025 ·
hard
#45ATP
1790ELO
1658Hard ELO
24 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Shimizu Y.
7-6 7-5
Cerundolo J.
Shimizu Y.
772
Cerundolo J.
650

Yuta Shimizu defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo 7-6 7-5 in the Us Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Manuel Cerundolo came in ranked #45. Yuta Shimizu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-21US OpenQ64hardYuta Shimizu7-6(5) 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
22
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
82
Break points won·Dominant
9
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
27
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
59
84

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
91
84

Shimizu Y.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d) · Cerundolo J.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 42 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw