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Alexander Shevchenko #97Kazakhstan0Yoshihito Nishioka #210Japan2

Sets 2-6 · 4-6Mon 5 Oct 2026, 08:40 Settling…Q1Hard

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageAlexander Shevchenko · 113 places

Alexander Shevchenko

Kazakhstan

Shevchenko, 25, is a right-hander listed at 188 cm. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 45 on 19 February 2024.

Current ranking: #97
Peak ranking: #45 · 2024
Current age: 25
Preferred surface: —
Hand: Right handed
Height: 188 cm

Yoshihito Nishioka

Japan

Nishioka, 31, is the left-hander in this matchup and is playing a home ATP 500 in Tokyo, entering the event outside the top 200 and in the qualifying draw. His deepest Grand Slam run is the fourth round of the 2023 French Open. He has said that avoiding injury-forced absences is his goal for his age-31 season.

Current ranking: #210
Peak ranking: —
Current age: 31
Preferred surface: —
Hand: Left handed
Height: 170 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 4 Oct 2026, 19:37 · Europe/Bucharest

Shanghai qualifying is the setting, and the hard-court form runs opposite ways: Nishioka has won nine of his last 14 hard-court matches and beat Shevchenko 6-1 6-2 at this event in 2025, while Shevchenko has one win in his last six.

Nishioka looks the likely winner, and the quoted prices back that read: 2.9 to win the match, 2.6 for the opening set, 2.4 with a 1.5-game start and 4.75 to win 2-0.

Context

Both players arrive off straight-set losses and there are no reported injury or availability concerns; the match is a qualifying first round rather than a main-draw tie, so conditions add little beyond the form contrast between the two.

Shevchenko comes in at No. 109 with a 1-5 hard-court record across that stretch, so his route through this tie runs through holding his level beyond the first set.
The pattern is narrow but consistent: he has been competitive early and much less so afterwards, at 2-3 in opening sets and 1-4 in second sets across those five matches. Against an opponent who has won 10 of his last 14 first sets on hard, the later stages look like the harder part of Shevchenko's task.
- Shevchenko's five tracked best-of-three hard-court matches from 1 August to 24 September 2026 produced two first-set wins and three first-set losses.
- He won one second set and lost four in the same five matches.
- Three of the five ended 0-2, including his 3-6 6-7(10) loss to Hubert Hurkacz on 24 September 2026.
- His one straight-set win in that stretch was 6-3 6-4 over Pablo Llamas Ruiz on 11 August 2026.
Nishioka's hard-court record in this window is 9-5 over 14 matches, and the set splits show how often he has been the player ahead early.
The set-level numbers describe a player who leads first and finishes quickly: six of those 14 matches ended in straight-set wins and only three went his way in a deciding set. The sample stretches back nearly a year and covers a limited number of matches, so it is a pattern rather than a current guarantee.
- Nishioka's 14 tracked hard-court matches between 26 October 2025 and 28 September 2026 include 10 first-set wins and four losses.
- He won eight of 14 second sets in the same window.
- Six matches finished as 2-0 wins and three as 2-1 wins; two of his five defeats were straight-set losses, and the aggregate excludes one retired match.
These two have met once, at this same tournament, and Nishioka won 6-1 6-2 in the 2025 Shanghai Rolex Masters first round. Shevchenko took only three games across two sets, so the match was lopsided on Shanghai's hard court. The result is still a 2025 outcome, which makes it a read on how the matchup played here rather than on either player's current level. Shevchenko has since won only one of six tracked hard-court matches, and both men arrive this time through Shanghai qualifying rather than the main draw.
- Nishioka won the pair's only meeting 6-1 6-2 in the 2025 Shanghai Rolex Masters first round
- The previous meeting came at this same tournament, in the 2025 edition
ConfirmedSources checked 4 Oct 2026, 19:34 · Europe/BucharestHead-to-head record, YouAreTenniswww.youaretennis.com · 4 Oct 2026
Shevchenko's most recent match was a 6-3 7-6(10) loss to Hurkacz in the Chengdu Open third round on 24 September, nine days before this tie. He carried the second set to a tiebreak against a top-50 opponent, the sharpest recent read on where his hard-court game sits. A single defeat to a higher-ranked player settles little by itself, and his tracked hard-court matches in this stretch have produced only one win. Most of his recent victories came on clay, so his level on a fast hard court is the open question here.
- Shevchenko lost 6-3 7-6(10) to Hubert Hurkacz in the Chengdu Open third round on 24 September 2026
- It was his last completed match before the Shanghai qualifying tie
ConfirmedSources checked 4 Oct 2026, 19:34 · Europe/BucharestAleksandr Shevchenko vs Yoshihito Nishioka, Rolex Shanghai Masterswww.tennismajors.com · 4 Oct 2026

BetBugs edges

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Positive edges · 6

BetBugs probabilities

How likely BetBugs thought each outcome was.

Result0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 2.90
The read
Nishioka has a stronger recent hard-court record and dominated their only previous meeting on this court.
- Nishioka is 9-5 on hard in his last 14 matches; Shevchenko is 1-5 on hard in his last 6.
- Nishioka won the pair's only meeting 6-1 6-2 at the 2025 Shanghai Masters.
- Shevchenko has a -15 game differential across his last six completed hard matches.
BetBugs · Match WinnerYoshihito NishiokaMarket price2.90Estimated chance58%

Games0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Nishioka can lose by up to five games and still cover, a margin Shevchenko has rarely achieved in victory.
- Shevchenko has only one win in his last six hard matches, by a +5 game margin.
- Nishioka has lost by six or more games in one of his last four hard matches.
- Shevchenko's average game margin is -2.5, indicating frequent losses.
BetBugs · Game HandicapYoshihito Nishioka +5.5Estimated chance81%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Nishioka can absorb a four-game loss and still cover, a margin Shevchenko has rarely produced.
- Shevchenko's largest winning margin in his last six hard matches is +5 games.
- Nishioka has lost by five or more games only once in his last four hard matches.
- Nishioka's average game margin on hard is around -2.
BetBugs · Game HandicapYoshihito Nishioka +4.5Estimated chance76%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Nishioka only needs to avoid a loss of four or more games, a margin Shevchenko has rarely achieved in victory.
- Nishioka's game differential in his last four hard matches is -8, but he won one match by +9.
- Shevchenko has lost by four or more games in three of his last six hard matches.
- The pair's only meeting was decided by a +9 game margin for Nishioka.
BetBugs · Game HandicapYoshihito Nishioka +3.5Estimated chance71%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Nishioka can afford to lose by up to two games, and Shevchenko rarely wins by a large margin.
- Nishioka has a +9 game margin in one of his last four hard matches.
- Shevchenko's average game margin in his last six hard matches is -2.5.
- Nishioka won their only meeting by a +9 game margin.
BetBugs · Game HandicapYoshihito Nishioka +2.5Estimated chance66%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 2.40
The read
Nishioka only needs to win or lose by one game, and his game margin trends favor him covering this small spread.
- Nishioka's recent hard-court matches include a +9 game margin against Nerman Fatic.
- Shevchenko has a -15 game differential across his last six hard matches.
- Nishioka won their only meeting 6-1 6-2, a +9 game margin.
BetBugs · Game HandicapYoshihito Nishioka +1.5Market price2.40Estimated chance62%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Market price 1.85
The read
The combined average and the likelihood of at least one close set point to a total just above 22.5 games.
- Nishioka's hard-court matches average 22.7 total games.
- Shevchenko's hard-court matches average 21.4 total games.
- Both players average over 2 sets per match on hard.
BetBugs · Total GamesOver 22.5Market price1.85Estimated chance53%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Shevchenko's second sets tend to go long, and Nishioka's competitive matches often push the total past 9.5 games.
- Shevchenko's second sets on hard average 10.0 total games.
- Nishioka's second sets on hard average 9.4 total games.
- Nishioka has played one second-set tiebreak in his last 14 hard matches.
BetBugs · Set 2 Total GamesOver 9.5Estimated chance53%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
The first set often reaches 10 games because both players can hold serve but not dominate.
- Shevchenko's first sets on hard average 9.6 total games.
- Nishioka's first sets on hard average 9.2 total games.
- Neither player has played a first-set tiebreak in their recent hard matches.
BetBugs · Set 1 Total GamesOver 9.5Estimated chance52%

Sets0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 2.60
The read
Nishioka starts matches strongly on hard, while Shevchenko has often been broken early.
- Nishioka has won 10 of 14 first sets on hard.
- Shevchenko has won only 2 of 5 first sets on hard.
- Nishioka won the first set 6-1 in the pair's only meeting.
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerYoshihito NishiokaMarket price2.60Estimated chance63%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Market price 2.60
The read
Nishioka is more reliable in second sets, while Shevchenko has often faded after the first set.
- Nishioka has won 8 of 14 second sets on hard.
- Shevchenko has won only 1 of 5 second sets on hard.
- Nishioka won the second set 6-2 in the pair's only meeting.
BetBugs · Set 2 WinnerYoshihito NishiokaMarket price2.60Estimated chance56%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both players' recent matches often end in two sets, with Nishioka frequently winning 2-0.
- Nishioka has played 2 sets in 8 of his last 14 hard matches.
- Shevchenko has played 2 sets in 4 of his last 5 hard matches.
- The pair's only meeting ended in straight sets.
BetBugs · Total SetsUnder 2.5Estimated chance53%

Match stats0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Most of their recent hard-court sets avoid tiebreaks, and their previous match was a blowout.
- Shevchenko has played only one tiebreak in his last five hard matches.
- Nishioka has played two tiebreaks in his last 14 hard matches.
- The pair's only meeting was 6-1 6-2 with no tiebreak.
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchNoEstimated chance78%

Head-to-Head

0-1 (1 meetings)

L6-1 6-2Alexander Shevchenko#109vYoshihito Nishioka#214Oct 1, 2025

1 total meetings

Alexander Shevchenko

5W 10L

6-3 7-6(10)#41Hubert Hurkacz

2-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 7-5#95Dino Prizmic

6-4 6-4#40Botic Van De Zandschulp

6-4 6-1#114Christopher O'Connell

6-3 6-4#144Pablo Llamas Ruiz

4-6 6-4 6-3#86Kyrian Jacquet

3-6 7-6(5) 6-4#59Jan-Lennard Struff

6-4 3-6 6-3#44Stefanos Tsitsipas

7-6(5) 6-3#50Quentin Halys

7-6(5) 6-2#264Dominic Stricker

3-6 6-3 6-4#132Alexandre Muller

6-3 6-1 6-4#5Felix Auger Aliassime

6-4 6-3#346Abedallah Shelbayh

3-6 6-0 7-6(2)#172Taro Daniel

6-4 6-3#179Vitaliy Sachko

Yoshihito Nishioka

9W 6L

7-5 6-2#44Stefanos Tsitsipas

6-2 6-2#100Chak Lam Coleman Wong

5-7 6-1 6-0#140Jurij Rodionov

6-3 3-1 ret.#368George Loffhagen

6-1 6-2#445Nerman Fatic

2-6 6-1 7-5#86Kyrian Jacquet

1-6 6-3 6-4#899Jason Jung

7-5 7-6(5)#63James Duckworth

6-2 5-7 6-1#253James McCabe

6-2 5-7 6-4#317Akira Santillan

7-5 6-2#899Jason Jung

6-4 6-3#688Shinji Hazawa

6-0 5-7 7-6(5)#258Frederico Ferreira Silva

6-3 6-2#283Hynek Barton

6-4 6-4#191Harold Mayot

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

ASAlexander ShevchenkoShevchenko

Last 15

3–6

9 core stats · 0 even

Yoshihito NishiokaNishiokaYN

Yoshihito Nishioka carries the stronger recent form — Alexander Shevchenko's route runs through serve.

Serve · 2–3

1st Serve In15/15 · 14/1558.1%+6.3pp64.4%

1st Serve Won15/15 · 14/1573.0%+9.1pp63.9%

2nd Serve Won15/15 · 14/1549.7%+4.4pp54.1%

Aces / Match15/15 · 14/156.9+4.62.3

Double Faults / Match15/15 · 14/153.72.6 fewer1.1

Return · 0–1

Return Pts Won15/15 · 14/1534.0%+8.1pp42.1%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted15/15 · 14/1528.6%+22.9pp51.5%

Break Pts Saved15/15 · 14/1561.1%+6.0pp55.1%

Points · 0–1

Total Pts Won15/15 · 14/1548.8%+2.4pp51.2%

Serve · 2–3

58.1%1st Serve In15/15 · 14/15+6.3pp64.4%

73.0%1st Serve Won15/15 · 14/15+9.1pp63.9%

49.7%2nd Serve Won15/15 · 14/15+4.4pp54.1%

6.9Aces / Match15/15 · 14/15+4.62.3

3.7Double Faults / Match15/15 · 14/152.6 fewer1.1

Return · 0–1

34.0%Return Pts Won15/15 · 14/15+8.1pp42.1%

Pressure · 1–1

28.6%Break Pts Converted15/15 · 14/15+22.9pp51.5%

61.1%Break Pts Saved15/15 · 14/15+6.0pp55.1%

Points · 0–1

48.8%Total Pts Won15/15 · 14/15+2.4pp51.2%

Alexander Shevchenko #97Kazakhstan0Yoshihito Nishioka #210Japan2

Player Profiles

Alexander Shevchenko

Yoshihito Nishioka

Quick Take

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BetBugs edges

Yoshihito Nishioka

Yoshihito Nishioka +1.5

Yoshihito Nishioka

Yoshihito Nishioka

Over 2.5

Yoshihito Nishioka 2-0

Over 22.5

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Head-to-Head

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