H2H, PREDICTION Max Purcell vs Yuta Shimizu | Tokyo odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Tokyo. Purcell and Shimizu will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Rakuten Japan Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

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Prediction and head to head Max Purcell vs. Yuta Shimizu

Max Purcell and Yuta Shimizu will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Rakuten Japan Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on COLOSSEUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Max Purcell who should win in 2 sets.

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Max Purcell -> 1.34
Yuta Shimizu -> 3.14

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Prediction and head to head Max Purcell vs. Yuta Shimizu

There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Yuta Shimizu since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Max Purcell

Max Purcell
Max Purcell

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Rank
105
High
40
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-24 10-16 2-3 1-1 8-4 0-0
2023 52-28 45-17 2-3 5-5 0-3 0-0
2022 36-29 21-15 5-8 2-2 8-4 0-0
2021 21-14 13-9 0-1 4-1 4-3 0-0
2020 5-12 3-5 1-2 1-5 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 298, Purcell got to the qualifications after beating Shintaro Imai 4-6 7-65 7-5.

In the qualifications against Imai, Max recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-65 7-5). During the match, Purcell scored 111 points vs Imai’s 106. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.

Talking about the service games, Purcell scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Max Purcell lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Purcell put 60% of his first serves in, winning 70% (42/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 78% (31/40) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Imai twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).

Purcell has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 56% of his matches (200-154). 11-10 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Purcell has a composed140-105 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.

Max has an aggregate 26-24 win-loss record in 2022, 11-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Tokyo

Max has never competed in this tournament before.

Purcell
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Yuta Shimizu

Yuta Shimizu
Yuta Shimizu

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Rank
192
High
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-29 35-25 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0
2023 36-24 35-23 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
2022 44-23 36-21 7-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2021 18-12 12-8 0-0 5-4 1-0 0-0
2020 11-1 6-1 0-0 5-0 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 450, Shimizu reached the qualifications after defeating Nicolas Jarry 6-4 6-4.

In the qualifications, Yuta had a good straight sets win against Jarry (6-4 6-4). During the match Shimizu scored 60 points vs Jarry’s 55. Shimizu was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.

Talking about serving, Shimizu struck 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Yuta Shimizu lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Shimizu put 57% of his first serves in, winning 62% (21/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 65% (17/26) on the 2nd serve. Yuta broke Jarry 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

The Japanese’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Kuala Lumpur,M15 Kuching and M15 Jakarta.

Yuta has an overall 39-16 win-loss record in 2022, 32-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Tokyo

Yuta has never competed in this tournament before.

Shimizu
Tokyo
Shimizu's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament

M.Purcell
Y.Shimizu
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2h:34
2h:34
Time on court​
1h:18
1h:18
!
2h:34
2h:34
Last match​
1h:18
1h:18
1
1
Match played
1
1
35
35
Games Played​
20
20
3
3
Set played​​
2
2
111
111
Total points​
60
60
111
111
Avg point​
60
60
42
42
Winners
21
21
42
42
Avg Winners​
21
21
38%
38%
Ratio winners
35%
35%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
2
2
7
7
Avg Aces
2
2
1
1
Double Faults
1
1
1
1
Avg Double Faults
1
1
42/60
42/60
1st won total​
21/34
21/34
70%
70%
1st won %
62%
62%
31/40
31/40
2nd won total​
17/26
17/26
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78%
78%
2nd won %
!
65%
65%
-- Break Points --
2/10
2/10
BP won
4/8
4/8
2/10
2/10
Avg BP won
4/8
4/8
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20%
20%
Won
50%
50%
5
5
Conceded
5
5
5
5
Avg Conceded
5
5
2
2
Broken
2
2
2
2
Avg Broken
2
2
3
3
Saved
3
3
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Purcell Shimizu
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 2
Tot Games 35 20
Pts 111-106 60-55
Total Points 217 115
Winners 42 21
%Winners 38% 35%

Both Purcell and Shimizu played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Max Purcell dropped 1 set while Yuta Shimizu hasn’t conceded a set so far. Purcell has played 1 set more than Shimizu (3 vs 2). Therefore, Purcell played 15 games more than Shimizu. Purcell scored 42 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Shimizu struck 21 winners (35%).

Serve Performance

Serve Purcell Shimizu
Aces 7 2
Avg per match 7 2
1st in 60/100 34/60
%1st in 60% 57%
1st pts 42/60 21/34
%1st pts 70% 62%
2nd pts 31/40 17/26
%2nd pts 78% 65%

Purcell scored 7 aces . Shimizu recorded 2 aces . Purcell won 70% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 78% of the points. On the other side, Shimizu won 62% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Purcell Shimizu
Won 2 4
Converted 2/10 4/8
% Converted 20% 50%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 3 3
% Saved 60% 60%
Times Broken 2 2

Max broke his opponent twice with a 20% conversion rate. The Australian dropped his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Yuta conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.

Purcell
Q1
Imai		 Total
Score 4-6 7-65 7-5
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 35 35
pts 111-106 111-106
Total points 217 217
Winners 42 42
%Winners 38% 38%
SERVE
Aces 7 7
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 60/100 60/100
% 1st in 60% 60%
1st pts 42/60 42/60
% 1st pts 70% 70%
2nd pts 31/40 31/40
% 2nd pts 78% 78%
Breaks
Won 2 2
Converted 2/10 2/10
Converted % 20% 20%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 3/5 3
Saved % 60% 60%
Times Broken 2 2
Shimizu
Q1
Jarry		 Total
Score 6-4 6-4
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 20 20
pts 60-55 60-55
Total points 115 115
Winners 21 21
%Winners 35% 35%
SERVE
Aces 2 2
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 34/60 34/60
% 1st in 57% 57%
1st pts 21/34 21/34
% 1st pts 62% 62%
2nd pts 17/26 17/26
% 2nd pts 65% 65%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/8 4/8
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 3/5 3
Saved % 60% 60%
Times Broken 2 2

Head 2 Head

Max Purcell
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Yuta Shimizu
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  • 12Minor

Max
Purcell

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Yuta
Shimizu

Rank

105

High

40

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Rank

192

High

192

Win Loss
Purcell
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Shimizu
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2024 2023 2022
21 - 24
39 - 29
10-16
Hard
35-25
1-1
I Hard
4-4
2-3
Clay
0-0
8-4
Grass
0-0
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