Yuta Shimizu vs Jie Cui — Yokkaichi CH Round of 32

Yokkaichi CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Yuta Shimizu
#356ATP
1446ELO
1417Hard ELO
27 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026
hard
CHN
Jie Cui
#470ATP
1383ELO
1354Hard ELO
28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLLL
Shimizu Y.
2-6 6-0 6-4
Cui J.
Shimizu Y.
2662
Cui J.
6041

Yuta Shimizu defeated Jie Cui 2-6 6-0 6-4 in the Yokkaichi CH round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shimizu Y.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cui J.

Cui J.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Cui J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Shimizu Y.Cui J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
22
0
Break points saved·Dominant
65
31
Break points won·Even
9
11
Deciding sets·Slight edge
27
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
59
10

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shimizu Y.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Cui J.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
6.6+64 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.4Hard Elo 1354
6.7Overall Elo 1446
ELO gap
3.3Overall Elo 1383
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
4.1
Surface form
2.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
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
Shimizu Y.Cui J.
Freshness·Slight edge
92
98

Shimizu Y.: 11 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Cui J.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Noguchi R.[7]
Uchiyama Y.
5-77-656-3
Semi-finals
Noguchi R.[7]
Wendelken H.
6-42-66-4
Uchiyama Y.
Matsuoka H.
6-45-76-4
Quarter-finals
Matsuoka H.
Kwon S.
4-66-24-2
Noguchi R.[7]
Broady L.
6-16-3
Uchiyama Y.
Sun F.
6-16-2
Wendelken H.
Shimizu Y.
6-36-4
R16
Uchiyama Y.
Added D.[3]
6-26-2
Matsuoka H.
Mccabe J.[8]
7-56-4
Broady L.
Honda N.
6-16-1
Shimizu Y.
Hsu Y.[4]
7-53-66-1
Wendelken H.
Jubb P.
6-24-67-64
Sun F.
Imamura M.
3-66-36-4
Kwon S.
Holmgren A.[2]
7-56-3
Noguchi R.[7]
Tu L.
4-66-07-5
R32
Hsu Y.[4]
Boulais J.
7-56-3
Noguchi R.[7]
Wu T.
6-36-3
Honda N.
Shimabukuro S.[1]
6-16-4
Broady L.
Trotter J.
6-16-1
Tu L.
Overbeck C.
7-57-63
Shimizu Y.
Cui J.
2-66-06-4
Jubb P.
Samrej K.
7-56-0
Wendelken H.
Zhou Y.[5]
6-14-66-1
Uchiyama Y.
Jones M.
6-44-66-4
Added D.[3]
Isomura K.
6-46-2
Mccabe J.[8]
Ilagan A.
6-47-69
Matsuoka H.
Milic O.
6-45-76-4
Kwon S.
Ellis B.
6-26-0
Holmgren A.[2]
Tokuda R.
6-33-66-3
Sun F.
Uchida K.[6]
6-46-2
Imamura M.
Sin S.
6-46-1