Shintaro Mochizuki and James McCabe will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Bengaluru Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 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 Shintaro Mochizuki who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Shintaro Mochizuki is the pick to win this match.
Shintaro Mochizuki -> 1.84
James McCabe -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Shintaro Mochizuki vs. James McCabe
This will be the 3rd time that Shintaro Mochizuki and James McCabe fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mochizuki (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Mochizuki won 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in the Yokkaichi Challenger back in 2024.
Shintaro Mochizuki
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-33 | 19-22 | 7-5 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 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 |
Ranked no. 167, Shintaro reached the semifinal after beating Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-6(3) 7-5, Jay Clarke 5-7 6-1 6-2 and Hynek Barton 7-6(5) 6-3.
In the quarter, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Barton (7-65 6-3). During the match, Mochizuki scored 76 points vs Barton’s 67. The Japanese was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mochizuki recorded 5 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Shintaro Mochizuki was very efficient on serve to win 79% (34/43) of his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mochizuki broke Barton twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Mochizuki has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 54% of his matches (188-158). 13-5 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mochizuki has an aggregate109-90 record in the last 8 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Noumea Challenger where he defeated Moerani Bouzige in the final 6-1 6-3.
Mochizuki has an overall 13-5 win-loss record in 2025, 13-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bengaluru Challenger
Shintaro has never competed in this tournament before.
James McCabe
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-10 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 55-35 | 47-28 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-27 | 24-14 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 30-19 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-5 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 208 (career-high), McCabe reached the semifinal after beating Kyrian Jacquet 6-7(8) 6-1 6-2, Rio Noguchi 7-5 5-7 7-6(5) and Nicolas Mejia 4-6 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter against Mejia, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3).During the match McCabe scored less points (1) than Mejia. In fact, the world no. 167 won 81 points vs Mejia’s. That means that McCabe was more focused during the important points. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, McCabe bagged 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, James McCabe was exceptionally effective on serve to win 81% (35/43) of his 1st serve and 51% (21/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. James broke Mejia 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
James has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
McCabe has a composed 11-7 win-loss record in 2025, 11-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mochizuki | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 94 |
| Pts | 252-214 | 292-278 |
| Total Points | 466 | 570 |
| Winners | 99 | 133 |
| %Winners | 39% | 46% |
Both Mochizuki and McCabe played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Shintaro Mochizuki lost 1 set, while James McCabe dropped 3 sets. Mochizuki has played 2 set(s) less than McCabe (7 vs 9). Therefore, Mochizuki played 20 games less than McCabe. Shintaro scored 99 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, James recorded 133 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mochizuki | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 48 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 16 |
| 1st in | 135/225 | 168/304 |
| %1st in | 60% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 99/135 | 133/168 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 49/90 | 59/136 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 43% |
Mochizuki fired 15 aces (5 per match). McCabe blasted 48 aces (16 per match). Mochizuki won 73% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, McCabe won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mochizuki | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 14 |
| Converted | 12/25 | 14/23 |
| % Converted | 48% | 61% |
| Conceded | 11 | 26 |
| Saved | 5 | 17 |
| % Saved | 45% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 9 |
The Japanese broke his opponents 12 times with a 48% conversion rate. Shintaro surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 45% of the break points that he conceded. McCabe broke his opponents 14 times with a 61% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mochizuki | |||||
| R1 Ramanathan |
R2 Clarke |
1/4 Barton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 7-5 | 5-7 6-1 6-2 | 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 27 | 22 | 74 | |
| pts | 84-76 | 92-71 | 76-67 | 252-214 | |
| Total points | 160 | 163 | 143 | 466 | |
| Winners | 36 | 29 | 34 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 32% | 45% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 49/77 | 43/80 | 43/68 | 135/225 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 54% | 63% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 36/49 | 29/43 | 34/43 | 99/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 67% | 79% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 20/37 | 15/25 | 49/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 54% | 60% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 7/9 | 2/6 | 12/25 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 78% | 33% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1/5 | 3/3 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 20% | 100% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| McCabe | |||||
| R1 Jacquet |
R2 Noguchi |
1/4 Mejia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-78 6-1 6-2 | 7-5 5-7 7-65 | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 37 | 29 | 94 | |
| pts | 99-82 | 112-114 | 81-82 | 292-278 | |
| Total points | 181 | 226 | 163 | 570 | |
| Winners | 51 | 47 | 35 | 133 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 42% | 43% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 23 | 13 | 12 | 48 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 61/104 | 64/116 | 43/84 | 168/304 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 55% | 51% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 51/61 | 47/64 | 35/43 | 133/168 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 73% | 81% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/43 | 20/52 | 21/41 | 59/136 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 38% | 51% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/10 | 3/7 | 14/23 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 60% | 43% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 5/11 | 5/7 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 45% | 71% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWWWLWL Tennis Scores in Bengaluru Challenger
- Brandon HoltHolt – Petr Bar BiryukovBar Biryukov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Hynek BartonBarton (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Billy HarrisHarris – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (6-2 1-6 7-5) – See score progression
- James McCabeMcCabe – Nicolas MejiaMejia (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Saketh-Sai Myneni/Ramkumar RamanathanMyneni/Ramkumar Ramanathan – Hynek Barton/Eric VanshelboimBarton/Eric Vanshelboim (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Siddhant Banthia/Parikshit SomaniBanthia/Parikshit Somani – Nicolas Mejia/Bernard TomicMejia/Bernard Tomic (7-5 6-0) – See score progression
- Brandon HoltHolt – Petr Bar BiryukovBar Biryukov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Billy HarrisHarris – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (6-2 1-6 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Brandon HoltHolt – Billy HarrisHarris (1-0) – H2H and prediction
