Liam Draxl and Yuta Shimizu will square off in the 2nd round of the Tyler Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on STADIUM 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yuta Shimizu who should win in 3 sets.
Yuta Shimizu -> 1.57
Liam Draxl -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Yuta Shimizu
There is no head to head record between Liam Draxl and Yuta Shimizu since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Liam Draxl
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-11 | 5-3 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-9 | 23-5 | 0-0 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-16 | 16-10 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-14 | 16-9 | 12-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 263, the Canadian got to the 2nd round after defeating Nick Chappell 6-1 6-4.
In the 1st round, Draxl had a good straight sets win against Chappell (6-1 6-4). During the match, Draxl scored 56 points vs Chappell’s 37. Liam was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Draxl struck 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Liam Draxl was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 71% (27/38) of his 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Canadian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Chappell 4 times.
Draxl has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (120-66). 1-1 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Draxl has a composed68-35 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
The Canadian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Tucuman and the Santiago Challenger.
Liam has a composed 10-9 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tyler Challenger
Draxl has never competed in this tournament before.
Yuta Shimizu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-13 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 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 |
Ranked no. 265, Shimizu reached the 2nd round after beating Aidan Mayo 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Mayo (6-4 6-2). During the match Shimizu scored 74 points vs Mayo’s 60. The Japanese was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Shimizu struck 2 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Yuta Shimizu lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Shimizu put 60% of his first serves in, winning 72% (31/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (11/29) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Mayo 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
The Japanese’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Little Rock Challenger.
Yuta has a composed 16-12 win-loss record in 2024, 12-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tyler Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Draxl | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 18 |
| Pts | 56-37 | 74-60 |
| Total Points | 93 | 134 |
| Winners | 27 | 31 |
| %Winners | 48% | 42% |
Both Draxl and Shimizu played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Draxl and Shimizu have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Draxl played 1 game less than Shimizu. Liam scored 27 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Shimizu fired 31 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Draxl | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 38/52 | 43/72 |
| %1st in | 73% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 27/38 | 31/43 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 9/14 | 11/29 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 38% |
Draxl recorded 3 aces . Shimizu recorded 2 aces . Draxl won 71% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Shimizu won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 38% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Draxl | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/4 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 100% | 50% |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 83% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
The Canadian broke his opponent 4 times with a 100% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Yuta broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Shimizu conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Draxl | |||
| R1 Chappell | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 56-37 | 56-37 | |
| Total points | 93 | 93 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 38/52 | 38/52 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 27/38 | 27/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/14 | 9/14 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 4/4 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Shimizu | |||
| R1 Mayo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 74-60 | 74-60 | |
| Total points | 134 | 134 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/72 | 43/72 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/43 | 31/43 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/29 | 11/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 38% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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- Ethan QuinnQuinn – Hiroki MoriyaMoriya (7-65 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Christian LangmoLangmo (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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