Yuta Shimizu vs Taro Daniel — Gwangju CH Qualifying Round 2

Gwangju CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
JPN11
Yuta Shimizu
#356ATP
1446ELO
1417Hard ELO
27 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
hard
Taro Daniel
JPN6
Taro Daniel
#203ATP
1567ELO
1512Hard ELO
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
Shimizu Y.
6-3 6-2
Daniel T.
Shimizu Y.
662
Daniel T.
320

Yuta Shimizu defeated Taro Daniel 6-3 6-2 in the Gwangju CH qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shimizu Y.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Daniel T.

Daniel T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Shimizu Y.

Serve advantage — Daniel T.

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.Daniel T.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Shimizu Y.Daniel T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
22
42
Break points saved·Dominant
65
93
Break points won·Dominant
9
37
Deciding sets·Slight edge
27
16
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
59
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shimizu Y.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Daniel T.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
4.0Hard Elo 1417
Surface ELO
6.0+95 Hard Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1446
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1567
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
4.4
Surface form
7.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
7.0
4.0
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
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.Daniel T.
Freshness·Dominant
92
67

Shimizu Y.: 11 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q2
Zhukayev B.[1]
Moriya H.
7-676-4
Sharipov M.[12]
Tokuda R.[2]
6-37-5
Wu T.[3]
Paris T.[8]
6-46-0
Matsuoka H.[9]
Samrej K.
4-67-57-5
Masur D.[10]
Zahraj P.
6-16-4
Shimizu Y.[11]
Daniel T.[6]
6-36-2
Q1
Zhukayev B.[1]
Imamura M.
6-36-2
Sharipov M.[12]
Jasika O.
6-46-1
Paris T.[8]
Chung Y.
7-50-66-4
Samrej K.
Ilagan A.[4]
6-707-56-4
Matsuoka H.[9]
Sach T.
7-56-2
Zahraj P.
Trotter J.[5]
7-53-0
Shimizu Y.[11]
Delaney J.
6-27-62
Moriya H.
Sekulic P.[7]
6-47-63
Tokuda R.[2]
Shin W.
6-26-1
Wu T.[3]
Ivashka I.
6-26-4
Masur D.[10]
Kang K.
6-36-0
Daniel T.[6]
Hyun J.
6-16-3