Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Shintaro Mochizuki will clash against each other in the 1^st round of the Nottingham 2 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4:00 pm on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pierre-Hugues Herbert who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Pierre-Hugues Herbert is the pick to win this match.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert -> 1.4
Shintaro Mochizuki -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Shintaro Mochizuki

There is no head to head record between Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Shintaro Mochizuki since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Ranked no. 132, Pierre-Hugues will start his run in the Nottingham 2 Challenger after he played his last match in Stuttgart where he lost 7-6(4) 7-5 to Shelton in the 2^nd round on the 11^th of June.

Pierre-Hugues has an overall 23-15 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Cherbourg Challenger where he defeated Jelle Sels in the final 6-3 6-4.

Talking about his overall career, The French player has an overall 498-380 record. He has a positive 45-34 record on grass.

Previously in the Nottingham 2 Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2012. See his history.

Shintaro Mochizuki

Ranked no. 178, Mochizuki will start his run in the Nottingham 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Ilkley Challenger where he lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Pinnington in the semifinal on the 14^th of June.

Mochizuki has an overall 20-15 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Noumea Challenger where he beat Moerani Bouzige in the final 6-1 6-3.

In terms of his career, Shintaro has an overall 195-168 record. He has a negative 10-11 record on grass.

Previously in the Nottingham 2 Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2024. See his history.

Tennis Scores in Nottingham 2 Challenger

• James McCabeMcCabe – Chris RodeschRodesch (3-6 6-3 7-6²) – See score progression
• James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Colton SmithSmith (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Arthur FeryFery – Ugo BlanchetBlanchet (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Colton SmithSmith (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• James McCabeMcCabe – Chris RodeschRodesch (3-6 6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Fabio FogniniFognini – Christopher EubanksEubanks (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Tristan BoyerBoyer (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Ryan PenistonPeniston – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Valentin RoyerRoyer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon HoltHolt – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Paul JubbJubb – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – (0-0) – H2H and prediction