Borna Gojo and Shintaro Mochizuki will play each other in the quarter of the Waco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 3. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Gojo who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Borna Gojo is the pick to win this match.
Borna Gojo -> 1.33
Shintaro Mochizuki -> 3.18
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Prediction and head to head Borna Gojo vs. Shintaro Mochizuki
There is no head to head record between Borna Gojo and Shintaro Mochizuki since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Borna Gojo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-25 | 22-9 | 12-7 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-28 | 19-9 | 5-5 | 14-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-22 | 8-7 | 3-6 | 7-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-14 | 11-6 | 10-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 127, Gojo got to the quarter after beating Benoit Paire 6-3 6-4 and Sho Shimabukuro 6-3 6-75 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Croatian defeated Shimabukuro (6-3 6-75 6-3). During the match, Gojo scored 101 points vs Shimabukuro’s 86. Gojo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gojo made 14 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Borna Gojo was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (45/61) of his 1st serve and 61% (25/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Borna broke Shimabukuro 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Borna has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Gojo has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (195-136). 9-2 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gojo has an overall104-58 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
The Croatian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Monterrey Challenger.
The Croatian has a composed 11-4 win-loss record in 2023, 9-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Waco Challenger
Borna has never competed in this tournament before.
Shintaro Mochizuki
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-17 | 5-8 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-33 | 22-16 | 13-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-34 | 18-17 | 13-12 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-30 | 11-10 | 18-11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 14-12 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 299 (career-high), Mochizuki reached the quarter after defeating Alec Beckley 6-4 6-4, Illya Marchenko 6-3 4-6 7-63, Rinky Hijikata 3-6 7-62 7-5 and Alexis Galarneau 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Mochizuki had a good straight sets win against Galarneau (6-3 6-3). During the match Mochizuki scored 68 points vs Galarneau’s 52. The Japanese was pretty aggressive to blast 15 winners.
Talking about serving, Mochizuki recorded 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Shintaro Mochizuki lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mochizuki put 51% of his first serves in, winning 58% (15/26) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Galarneau 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shintaro started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Mochizuki has a compiled 12-6 win-loss record in 2023, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gojo | Mochizuki |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 104 |
| Pts | 163-131 | 362-333 |
| Total Points | 294 | 695 |
| Winners | 78 | 117 |
| %Winners | 48% | 32% |
Gojo played 2 matches while Mochizuki competed in 4 matches. Mochizuki started his run from the qualifications while Gojo had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Borna Gojo lost 1 set, while Shintaro Mochizuki conceded 2 sets. Gojo has played 5 set(s) less than Mochizuki (5 vs 10). Therefore, Gojo played 54 games less than Mochizuki. Gojo scored 78 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese blasted 117 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gojo | Mochizuki |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 24 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 98/154 | 177/315 |
| %1st in | 64% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 78/98 | 117/177 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 33/56 | 70/138 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 51% |
Gojo struck 24 aces (12 per match). Mochizuki fired 17 aces (4.3 per match). Gojo won 80% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Mochizuki won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gojo | Mochizuki |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 20 |
| Converted | 5/10 | 20/40 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 7 | 27 |
| Saved | 6 | 13 |
| % Saved | 86% | 48% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 14 |
Borna broke his opponents 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Borna surrendered his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 20 times with a 50% conversion rate. Mochizuki conceded his serve 14 times and he saved 48% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gojo | ||||
| R1 Paire |
R2 Shimabukuro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-75 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 31 | 50 | |
| pts | 62-45 | 101-86 | 163-131 | |
| Total points | 107 | 187 | 294 | |
| Winners | 33 | 45 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 45% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 14 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 37/52 | 61/102 | 98/154 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 33/37 | 45/61 | 78/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 74% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 25/41 | 33/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 61% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/6 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mochizuki | ||||||
| Q1 Beckley |
Q3 Marchenko |
R1 Hijikata |
R2 Galarneau |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 4-6 7-63 | 3-6 7-62 7-5 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 104 | |
| pts | 74-65 | 103-96 | 117-120 | 68-52 | 362-333 | |
| Total points | 139 | 199 | 237 | 120 | 695 | |
| Winners | 24 | 33 | 45 | 15 | 117 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | 38% | 22% | 32% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 33/66 | 50/92 | 68/106 | 26/51 | 177/315 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 54% | 64% | 51% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 24/33 | 33/50 | 45/68 | 15/26 | 117/177 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 66% | 66% | 58% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/33 | 20/42 | 18/38 | 15/25 | 70/138 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 48% | 47% | 60% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 6/9 | 4/11 | 6/12 | 20/40 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 36% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 1/6 | 3/7 | 4/7 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 17% | 43% | 57% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
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