Shintaro Mochizuki and Jack Pinnington Jones will play each other in the semifinal of the Ilkley Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jack Pinnington Jones who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jack Pinnington Jones is the pick to win this match.
Jack Pinnington Jones -> 1.77
Shintaro Mochizuki -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Jack Pinnington Jones
There is no head to head record between Shintaro Mochizuki and Jack Pinnington Jones since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Shintaro Mochizuki
20 - 14win/loss
146
129
LWWWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24-16 | 15-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 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. 178, the Japanese got to the semifinal after beating Colton Smith 6-4 3-6 6-2, Johannus Monday 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 and Oliver Crawford 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Crawford (6-4 6-2). During the match, Mochizuki scored 67 points vs Crawford’s 52. Shintaro was quite aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mochizuki managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Shintaro Mochizuki lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Mochizuki put 52% of his first serves in, winning 61% (19/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Crawford 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shintaro has surrendered 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Mochizuki has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 54% of his matches (195-167). 3-0 on grass in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Mochizuki has an overall10-10 win-loss record in the last 8 years on grass.
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.
The Japanese has an overall 20-14 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ilkley Challenger
Jack Pinnington Jones
8 - 5win/loss
282
282
LLWWWWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-12 | 21-8 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 19-12 | 9-7 | 8-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-13 | 6-5 | 14-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 340, Pinnington got to the semifinal after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 7-5, Billy Harris 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 and Martin Landaluce 7-5 6-2.
In the quarter, The Brit had a good straight sets win against Landaluce (7-5 6-2). During the match Pinnington scored 70 points vs Landaluce’s 48. Jack was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Pinnington fired 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Jack Pinnington Jones was extremely efficient on serve to win 87% (33/38) of his 1st serve and 67% (8/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jack broke Landaluce 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pinnington has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Brit’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Calabasas.
The Brit has a composed 8-5 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ilkley Challenger
Pinnington has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mochizuki | Pinnington |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 72 |
| Pts | 248-223 | 260-222 |
| Total Points | 471 | 482 |
| Winners | 104 | 109 |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% |
Both Mochizuki and Pinnington played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Shintaro Mochizuki conceded 2 sets, while Jack Pinnington Jones dropped 1 set. Mochizuki has played 1 set more than Pinnington (8 vs 7). Therefore, Mochizuki played 5 games more than Pinnington. Mochizuki scored 104 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Brit fired 109 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mochizuki | Pinnington |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 140/253 | 139/229 |
| %1st in | 55% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 104/140 | 109/139 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 58/113 | 44/90 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 49% |
Mochizuki fired 18 aces (6 per match). Pinnington made 16 aces (5.3 per match). Mochizuki won 74% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Pinnington won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mochizuki | Pinnington |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 11 |
| Converted | 13/20 | 11/27 |
| % Converted | 65% | 41% |
| Conceded | 15 | 20 |
| Saved | 9 | 16 |
| % Saved | 60% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
Shintaro broke his opponents 13 times with a 65% conversion rate. Shintaro conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Jack broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. Pinnington conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mochizuki | |||||
| R1 Smith |
R2 Monday |
1/4 Crawford |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 6-4 6-75 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 32 | 18 | 77 | |
| pts | 82-78 | 99-93 | 67-52 | 248-223 | |
| Total points | 160 | 192 | 119 | 471 | |
| Winners | 35 | 50 | 19 | 104 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 51% | 28% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 45/81 | 64/112 | 31/60 | 140/253 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 57% | 52% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 35/45 | 50/64 | 19/31 | 104/140 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | 61% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/36 | 27/48 | 17/29 | 58/113 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 56% | 59% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 3/3 | 5/9 | 13/20 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 100% | 56% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 5/6 | 1/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 83% | 33% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Pinnington | |||||
| R1 Kukushkin |
R2 Harris |
1/4 Landaluce |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 7-64 4-6 6-3 | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 32 | 20 | 72 | |
| pts | 75-64 | 115-110 | 70-48 | 260-222 | |
| Total points | 139 | 225 | 118 | 482 | |
| Winners | 28 | 48 | 33 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 35/69 | 66/110 | 38/50 | 139/229 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 60% | 76% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 48/66 | 33/38 | 109/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 73% | 87% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 19/44 | 8/12 | 44/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 43% | 67% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 4/9 | 3/5 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 44% | 60% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 7/10 | 2/2 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 70% | 100% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWWLWLW Tennis Scores in Ilkley Challenger
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Leandro RiediRiedi (7-68 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones – Martin LandaluceLandaluce (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Oliver CrawfordCrawford (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (3-6 6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Charles Broom/Ben JonesBroom/Ben Jones – Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha/Jeevan NedunchezhiyanKaliyanda Poonacha/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Diego Hidalgo/Patrik TrhacHidalgo/Patrik Trhac – Anirudh Chandrasekar/Ramkumar RamanathanChandrasekar/Ramkumar Ramanathan (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Joshua Paris/Takeru YuzukiParis/Takeru Yuzuki – Harold Mayot/Tristan SchoolkateMayot/Tristan Schoolkate (6-4 3-6 10-8) – See score progression
- Hady Habib/Trey HilderbrandHabib/Trey Hilderbrand – Mikhail Kukushkin/Divij SharanKukushkin/Divij Sharan (5-7 6-4 10-8) – See score progression
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (3-6 6-3 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Leandro RiediRiedi (7-6(8) 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones – Martin LandaluceLandaluce (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Oliver CrawfordCrawford (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
