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.
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
33 - 22win/loss
189
178
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-26 | 33-19 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 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
Yuta Shimizu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-28 | 30-24 | 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 |
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.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
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 | |
Tennis Scores in Playford Challenger
- Seita Watanabe/Takeru YuzukiWatanabe/Takeru Yuzuki – Matthew Hulme/James WattHulme/James Watt (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jake Delaney/Jesse DelaneyDelaney/Jesse Delaney – Tristan Schoolkate/Li TuSchoolkate/Li Tu (1-6 7-65 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Calum Puttergill/Dane SweenyPuttergill/Dane Sweeny – Rinky Hijikata/Mac KigerHijikata/Mac Kiger (6-4 6-74 16-14) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Li TuTu – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc PolmansPolmans – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Omar JasikaJasika (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Masamichi ImamuraImamura (0-0) – H2H and prediction