Shintaro Imai vs Aleksandre Bakshi — Astana CH Quarter-final
Astana CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2025 ·
hard
Imai S.2-6 6-4 6-4
Bakshi A.
Imai S.
2662
Bakshi A.
6441
Shintaro Imai defeated Aleksandre Bakshi 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the Astana CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aleksandre Bakshi came in ranked #735, defending last year's semi-final, but Shintaro Imai had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 10 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Shintaro Imai dropped the opening set before beating Aleksandre Bakshi 2–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast