Shintaro Mochizuki and James McCabe will square off in the 1st round of the Jinan Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 6:30 pm on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Shintaro Mochizuki who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Shintaro Mochizuki is the pick to win this match.
Shintaro Mochizuki -> 1.31
James McCabe -> 3.24
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Prediction and head to head Shintaro Mochizuki vs. James McCabe
This will be the 4th time that Shintaro Mochizuki and James McCabe fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Mochizuki (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Mochizuki won 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the semifinal in the Bengaluru Challenger back in March 2025.
Shintaro Mochizuki
37 - 25win/loss
100
92
LLLWLLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43-31 | 27-16 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 11-3 | 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. 102 (career-high), Shintaro will start his run in the Jinan Challenger after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 6-3 7-5 to Hanfmann in the qualifications on the 29th of September.
Mochizuki has an overall 37-25 win-loss record in 2025, 24-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Noumea Challenger where he defeated Moerani Bouzige in the final 6-1 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Shintaro has an overall 212-178 record. He has a positive 120-100 record on hard.
Previously in the Jinan Challenger
Mochizuki has never competed in this tournament before.
James McCabe
24 - 29win/loss
189
164
LWWLWWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-36 | 24-28 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 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. 192, the Australian will start his run in the Jinan Challenger after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 3-6 7-6(1) 6-2 to Schoolkate in the qualifications on the 29th of September.
McCabe has an overall 24-29 win-loss record in 2025, 17-22 on hard (See FULL STATS).
McCabe’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Bengaluru Challenger.
In terms of his career, McCabe has an overall 164-123 record. He has a positive 135-88 record on hard.
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