Yu Hsiou Hsu and Sho Shimabukuro will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Indianapolis Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sho Shimabukuro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sho Shimabukuro is the pick to win this match.
Sho Shimabukuro -> 1.74
Yu Hsiou Hsu -> 2.05
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Yu Hsiou Hsu vs. Sho Shimabukuro
There is no head to head record between Yu Hsiou Hsu and Sho Shimabukuro since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Yu Hsiou Hsu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-25 | 38-21 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-21 | 30-15 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-24 | 47-18 | 5-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 49-16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 332, the Chinese got to the qualifications after defeating Mukund Sasikumar 7-64 7-5.
In the qualifications, The Chinese had a good straight sets win against Kumar Mukund (7-64 7-5).During the match, Hsiou Hsu scored less points (1) than Kumar Mukund. In fact, the world no. 332 won 83 points vs Kumar Mukund’s. That means that Hsiou Hsu was more focused during the important points. Hsiou Hsu was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Hsiou Hsu recorded 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Yu Hsiou Hsu lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Hsiou Hsu put 60% of his first serves in, winning 72% (39/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. Hsiou Hsu broke Kumar Mukund twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Hsiou Hsu has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (177-97). 2-2 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Hsiou Hsu has a composed4-8 win-loss record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
The Chinese’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Sharm ElSheikh,M25 Quinta Do Lago and M25 Dallas.
Hsiou Hsu has an overall 38-16 win-loss record in 2022, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Indianapolis Challenger
The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.
Sho Shimabukuro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-23 | 18-13 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-26 | 19-17 | 7-1 | 9-4 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-25 | 38-20 | 0-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-20 | 28-18 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 355 (career-high), the Japanese got to the qualifications after beating Patrick Fletchall 6-4 7-67.
In the qualifications, Sho had a good straight sets win against Fletchall (6-4 7-67). During the match Shimabukuro scored 76 points vs Fletchall’s 64. The Japanese was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Shimabukuro bagged 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Sho Shimabukuro was quite effective on serve to win 90% (36/40) of his 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Shimabukuro broke Fletchall twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Shimabukuro’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Monastir and M25 Harmon.
Sho has an overall 25-13 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hsiou Hsu | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 23 |
| Pts | 83-84 | 76-64 |
| Total Points | 167 | 140 |
| Winners | 39 | 36 |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% |
Both Hsiou Hsu and Shimabukuro played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Hsiou Hsu and Shimabukuro have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Hsiou Hsu played 2 games more than Shimabukuro. The Chinese scored 39 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Sho struck 36 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hsiou Hsu | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 11 |
| 1st in | 54/90 | 40/60 |
| %1st in | 60% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 39/54 | 36/40 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 90% |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 12/20 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 60% |
Hsiou Hsu blasted 9 aces . Shimabukuro recorded 11 aces . Hsiou Hsu won 72% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Shimabukuro won 90% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hsiou Hsu | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 2 |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/5 |
| % Converted | 67% | 40% |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 |
| Saved | 4 | 1 |
| % Saved | 80% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Yu broke his opponent twice with a 67% conversion rate. The Chinese surrendered his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. Shimabukuro conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hsiou Hsu | |||
| Q1 Kumar Mukund |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 83-84 | 83-84 | |
| Total points | 167 | 167 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 54/90 | 54/90 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 39/54 | 39/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 18/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Shimabukuro | |||
| Q1 Fletchall |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 76-64 | 76-64 | |
| Total points | 140 | 140 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 40/60 | 40/60 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 36/40 | 36/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 90% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 12/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLWWWWLLW
LLWWWWWWWW
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Liam BroadyBroady – Max PurcellPurcell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gage BrymerBrymer – Hady HabibHabib (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Billy HarrisHarris – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex RybakovRybakov – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Michail PervolarakisPervolarakis – Li TuTu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Christopher EubanksEubanks (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ulises BlanchBlanch – Evan ZhuZhu (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Stefan KozlovKozlov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jeff WolfWolf – Andrew HarrisHarris (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon HoltHolt – Liam DraxlDraxl (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aidan MchughMchugh – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
