H2H, prediction of Li Tu vs Yuta Shimizu in Playford Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 25th October 2024

PREVIEW. Playford Challenger. Tu and Shimizu will clash against each other in the quarter of the Playford Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Friday the 25th of October

Prediction and head to head Li Tu vs. Yuta Shimizu

Li Tu and Yuta Shimizu will face off in the quarter of the Playford Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Li Tu who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Li Tu is the pick to win this match.
Li Tu -> 1.46
Yuta Shimizu -> 2.56

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Prediction and head to head Li Tu vs. Yuta Shimizu

There is no head to head record between Li Tu and Yuta Shimizu since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Li Tu

Li Tu
Li Tu

33 - 22win/loss

Hard
28-16
I Hard
0-0
Clay
1-1
Grass
4-5
Rank
184
High
181
LWWLWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-23 28-17 1-1 0-0 4-5 0-0
2023 38-32 29-19 0-3 3-6 6-4 0-0
2022 50-25 34-16 15-6 1-3 0-0 0-0
2021 41-7 28-4 0-0 13-3 0-0 0-0
2020 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

Ranked no. 189, Tu reached the quarter after defeating Saba Purtseladze 6-1 6-3 and Philip Sekulic 6-4 6-2.

In the 2nd round, Tu had a good straight sets win against Sekulic (6-4 6-2). During the match, Tu scored 63 points vs Sekulic’s 50. Tu was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.

Talking about the service games, Tu made 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Li Tu lost the serve once. Furthermore, Tu put 54% of his first serves in, winning 83% (24/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. Li broke Sekulic 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Tu hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 58% of the points he played.

Tu has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 65% of his matches (162-87). 28-16 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tu has a composed119-55 match record in the last 5 years on hard.

Li’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Traralgon and the Lexington Challenger.

Li has an overall 33-22 win-loss record in 2024, 28-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Playford Challenger

Tu
Playford Challenger
Tu's Record

Yuta Shimizu

Yuta Shimizu
Yuta Shimizu

27 - 25win/loss

Hard
23-22
I Hard
4-3
Rank
224
High
203
LWWWWLLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 29-26 25-23 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. 247, the Japanese reached the quarter after beating Blake Mott 6-3 7-5 and Yuki Mochizuki 7-6(8) 6-2.

In the 2nd round, Shimizu had a good straight sets win against Mochizuki (7-68 6-2). During the match Shimizu scored 77 points vs Mochizuki’s 62. The Japanese was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Talking about serving, Shimizu made 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Yuta Shimizu lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Shimizu put 68% of his first serves in, winning 63% (27/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 65% (13/20) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Mochizuki 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Japanese hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

The Japanese’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Little Rock Challenger.

Yuta has a compiled 27-25 win-loss record in 2024, 23-22 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Playford Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.

Shimizu
Playford Challenger
Shimizu's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

L.Tu
Y.Shimizu
2h:21
2h:21
Time on court​
2h:54
2h:54
1h:22
1h:22
Last match​
1h:30
1h:30
2
2
Match played
2
2
34
34
Games Played​
42
42
4
4
Set played​​
4
4
122
122
Total points​
148
148
61
61
Avg point​
74
74
49
49
Winners
65
65
24.5
24.5
Avg Winners​
32.5
32.5
40%
40%
Ratio winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
17
17
Aces
8
8
8.5
8.5
Avg Aces
4
4
3
3
Double Faults
4
4
1.5
1.5
Avg Double Faults
2
2
49/62
49/62
1st won total​
65/92
65/92
!
79%
79%
1st won %
!
71%
71%
18/39
18/39
2nd won total​
21/39
21/39
46%
46%
2nd won %
54%
54%
-- Break Points --
9/19
9/19
BP won
9/18
9/18
4.5/9.5
4.5/9.5
Avg BP won
4.5/9
4.5/9
47%
47%
Won
50%
50%
3
3
Conceded
9
9
1.5
1.5
Avg Conceded
4.5
4.5
2
2
Broken
5
5
1
1
Avg Broken
2.5
2.5
1
1
Saved
4
4

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Tu Shimizu
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 4 4
Tot Games 34 42
Pts 122-90 148-116
Total Points 212 264
Winners 49 65
%Winners 40% 44%

Both Tu and Shimizu played 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Tu and Shimizu have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Tu played 8 games less than Shimizu. The Australian scored 49 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese fired 65 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve Tu Shimizu
Aces 17 8
Avg per match 8.5 4
1st in 62/101 92/131
%1st in 61% 70%
1st pts 49/62 65/92
%1st pts 79% 71%
2nd pts 18/39 21/39
%2nd pts 46% 54%

Tu bagged 17 aces (8.5 per match). Shimizu made 8 aces (4 per match). Tu won 79% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Shimizu won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Tu Shimizu
Won 9 9
Converted 9/19 9/18
% Converted 47% 50%
Conceded 3 9
Saved 1 4
% Saved 33% 44%
Times Broken 2 5

The Australian broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Shimizu broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded.

Tu
R1
Purtseladze
R2
Sekulic
Total
Score 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-2
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 16 18 34
pts 59-40 63-50 122-90
Total points 99 113 212
Winners 25 24 49
%Winners 42% 38% 40%
SERVE
Aces 10 7 17
Double Faults 2 1 3
1st in 33/47 29/54 62/101
% 1st in 70% 54% 61%
1st pts 25/33 24/29 49/62
% 1st pts 76% 83% 79%
2nd pts 6/14 12/25 18/39
% 2nd pts 43% 48% 46%
Breaks
Won 5 4 9
Converted 5/10 4/9 9/19
Converted % 50% 44% 47%
Conceded 2 1 3
Saved 1/2 0/1 1
Saved % 50% 0% 25%
Times Broken 1 1 2
Shimizu
R1
Mott
R2
Mochizuki
Total
Score 6-3 7-5 7-68 6-2
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 21 21 42
pts 71-54 77-62 148-116
Total points 125 139 264
Winners 38 27 65
%Winners 54% 35% 44%
SERVE
Aces 4 4 8
Double Faults 3 1 4
1st in 49/68 43/63 92/131
% 1st in 72% 68% 70%
1st pts 38/49 27/43 65/92
% 1st pts 78% 63% 71%
2nd pts 8/19 13/20 21/39
% 2nd pts 42% 65% 54%
Breaks
Won 4 5 9
Converted 4/8 5/10 9/18
Converted % 50% 50% 50%
Conceded 5 4 9
Saved 3/5 1/4 4
Saved % 60% 25% 43%
Times Broken 2 3 5

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Tu
LWWLWWLWLW
Shimizu
LWWWWLLLLW
2024 2023 2022
33 - 23
29 - 26
28-17
Hard
25-23
0-0
I Hard
4-3
1-1
Clay
0-0
4-5
Grass
0-0

Tennis Scores in Playford Challenger

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  • Jake Delaney/Jesse DelaneyDelaney/Jesse DelaneyTristan Schoolkate/Li TuSchoolkate/Li Tu (1-6 7-65 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Calum Puttergill/Dane SweenyPuttergill/Dane SweenyRinky Hijikata/Mac KigerHijikata/Mac Kiger (6-4 6-74 16-14) – Stats, scores, rankings
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