Aziz Dougaz and Sho Shimabukuro will clash against each other in the quarter of the Tunis Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.64
Aziz Dougaz -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Aziz Dougaz vs. Sho Shimabukuro
There is no head to head record between Aziz Dougaz and Sho Shimabukuro since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Aziz Dougaz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-16 | 4-6 | 21-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-38 | 28-17 | 9-10 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 68-33 | 53-23 | 7-4 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 46-29 | 38-17 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-16 | 17-11 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 232 (career-high), Dougaz got to the quarter after defeating Malek Jaziri 6-3 6-1 and Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Dougaz had a good straight sets win against Agustin Tirante (6-4 6-3). During the match, Dougaz scored 65 points vs Agustin Tirante’s 51. The Tunisian was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Dougaz scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Aziz Dougaz lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Dougaz put 50% of his first serves in, winning 75% (21/28) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. The Tunisian broke Agustin Tirante 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Aziz hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to conquer 59% of the points he played.
Dougaz has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (269-171). 4-3 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Dougaz has an aggregate83-60 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
Aziz’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Monastir and the Leon Challenger.
The Tunisian has an aggregate 15-14 win-loss record in 2023, 4-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tunis Challenger
Sho Shimabukuro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-17 | 3-7 | 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. 234, Shimabukuro reached the quarter after beating Alex Bolt 6-3 6-1, Max Houkes 6-1 3-6 6-1, Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-72 6-3 6-4 and Tomas Barrios Vera 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Tomas Barrios Vera, Sho recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Shimabukuro scored 87 points vs Tomas Barrios Vera’s 77. The Japanese was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Shimabukuro couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 5 double faults. Sho Shimabukuro lost the serve 5 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Shimabukuro put 48% of his first serves in, winning 63% (24/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (19/42) on the 2nd serve. Shimabukuro broke Tomas Barrios Vera 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sho started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he overcame Arthur Cazaux in the final 6-2 7-5.
The Japanese has an overall 17-10 win-loss record in 2023, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dougaz | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 97 |
| Pts | 133-94 | 323-266 |
| Total Points | 227 | 589 |
| Winners | 39 | 113 |
| %Winners | 29% | 35% |
Dougaz played 2 matches while Shimabukuro competed in 4 matches. Shimabukuro started his run from the qualifications while Dougaz had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Sho Shimabukuro dropped 3 sets while Aziz Dougaz hasn’t conceded a set so far. Dougaz has played 7 set(s) less than Shimabukuro (4 vs 11). Therefore, Dougaz played 62 games less than Shimabukuro. Dougaz scored 39 winners (29% of the total points). On the other side, Sho fired 113 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dougaz | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2.8 |
| 1st in | 52/100 | 162/307 |
| %1st in | 52% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 39/52 | 113/162 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 28/48 | 72/145 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 50% |
Dougaz managed to score 4 aces (2 per match). Shimabukuro blasted 11 aces (2.8 per match). Dougaz won 75% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Shimabukuro won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dougaz | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 23 |
| Converted | 10/19 | 23/41 |
| % Converted | 53% | 56% |
| Conceded | 7 | 33 |
| Saved | 4 | 21 |
| % Saved | 57% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 12 |
Aziz broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Dougaz lost his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Sho broke his opponents 23 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dougaz | ||||
| R1 Jaziri |
R2 Agustin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 19 | 35 | |
| pts | 68-43 | 65-51 | 133-94 | |
| Total points | 111 | 116 | 227 | |
| Winners | 18 | 21 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 26% | 32% | 29% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 24/44 | 28/56 | 52/100 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 50% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 18/24 | 21/28 | 39/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/20 | 14/28 | 28/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 50% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/8 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 63% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 67% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Shimabukuro | ||||||
| Q1 Bolt |
Q3 Houkes |
R1 Alberto |
R2 Tomas Barrios Vera |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-1 3-6 6-1 | 6-72 6-3 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 97 | |
| pts | 53-27 | 83-68 | 100-94 | 87-77 | 323-266 | |
| Total points | 80 | 151 | 194 | 164 | 589 | |
| Winners | 15 | 33 | 41 | 24 | 113 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 40% | 41% | 28% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 29/41 | 47/82 | 48/104 | 38/80 | 162/307 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 57% | 46% | 48% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 15/29 | 33/47 | 41/48 | 24/38 | 113/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 52% | 70% | 85% | 63% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/12 | 17/35 | 29/56 | 19/42 | 72/145 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 49% | 52% | 45% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 6/14 | 3/7 | 7/12 | 23/41 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 43% | 43% | 58% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 7/10 | 5/6 | 9/14 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 70% | 83% | 64% | 109% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
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