Jeff Wolf vs Yuta Shimizu Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Wolf 1 - 0 Shimizu

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Wolf has won 47.26% of points on their second serve, while Shimizu has won 50.67%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Wolf, in recent form, has won 50.16% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shimizu has won 52.2%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.91% and 32.89% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Wolf has saved 55.36% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shimizu has saved 62.03% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Wolf has won 44.68% of matches played (W/L 21/ 26), with Shimizu winning 55.56% (W/L 30/ 24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Wolf has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 64% (W/L 63/ 35), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 48% (W/L 20/ 22). Shimizu has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 72% (W/L 26/ 10), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 59% (W/L 19/ 13).
• Player level: In the last year, Wolf has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 52.94% of matches (W/L 9/ 8), where as Shimizu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 58% of matches (W/L 29/ 21). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Wolf winning 1 times and Shimizu being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Wolf winning 2 and Shimizu winning 0. The last match between Wolf and Shimizu was at the Bloomfield Hills Challenger, 03-07-2024, Second, Hard with Jeff Wolf getting the victory 6-1 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:17:42.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Wolf and Shimizu have played a deciding set 0 times, with Wolf winning 0 times and Shimizu 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Wolf winning 0, and Shimizu 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Wolf has played against opponents with an average rank of 177.32 while Shimizu has played against players with an average rank of 257.8.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Wolf has won 58% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shimizu has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Wolf has converted 40% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shimizu has converted 42.03% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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