James Kent Trotter and Yuta Shimizu will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Gwangju Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 11:00 am on COURT 5. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yuta Shimizu who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yuta Shimizu is the pick to win this match.
Yuta Shimizu -> 1.85
James Kent Trotter -> 1.87
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Prediction and head to head James Kent Trotter vs. Yuta Shimizu
There is no head to head record between James Kent Trotter and Yuta Shimizu since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
James Kent Trotter
9 - 9win/loss
170
170
LWLLLWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-10 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-23 | 19-12 | 1-3 | 21-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-13 | 15-10 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-11 | 15-7 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 176, James will start his run in the Gwangju Challenger after he played his last match in the Busan Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-3 to Hsiou Hsu in the 1st round on the 15th of April.
Kent Trotter has an aggregate 9-9 win-loss record in 2025, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Japanese has an overall 99-68 record. He has a positive 59-40 record on hard.
Previously in the Gwangju Challenger
Kent Trotter has never competed in this tournament before.
Yuta Shimizu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-8 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-29 | 35-25 | 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 |
Ranked no. 194, the Japanese will start his run in the Gwangju Challenger after he played his last match in the Busan Challenger where he lost 6-2 7-6(4) to Walton in the 2nd round on the 17th of April.
Shimizu has an aggregate 7-8 win-loss record in 2025, 5-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 264-152 record. He has a positive 208-120 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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- Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Brandon HoltHolt (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Adam WaltonWalton – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Rio NoguchiNoguchi – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
