Jesper De Jong and Sho Shimabukuro will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Tunis Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jesper De Jong who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jesper De Jong is the pick to win this match.
Jesper De Jong -> 1.26
Sho Shimabukuro -> 3.66
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Prediction and head to head Jesper De Jong vs. Sho Shimabukuro
There is no head to head record between Jesper De Jong and Sho Shimabukuro since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Jesper De Jong
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-16 | 7-3 | 20-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-23 | 19-4 | 30-14 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-28 | 12-7 | 10-13 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-29 | 2-6 | 27-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-12 | 7-3 | 14-5 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 210, Jesper reached the semifinal after beating Charles Broom 6-2 6-3, Arthur Gea 6-3 6-2, Pablo Cuevas 7-60 2-1 ret., Alexander Weis 6-4 6-3 and Damir Dzumhur 7-5 4-6 6-3.
In the quarter, De Jong defeated Dzumhur (7-5 4-6 6-3). During the match, De Jong scored 99 points vs Dzumhur’s 93. Jesper was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, De Jong scored 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jesper De Jong lost the serve 7 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, De Jong put 64% of his first serves in, winning 57% (33/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (16/33) on the 2nd serve. Jesper broke Dzumhur 8 times after converting 62% of his break points (8/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
De Jong has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (189-110). 26-9 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, De Jong has a compiled108-58 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
De Jong’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Tigre 2 Challenger,M25 Quinta Do Lago and the Rome Challenger.
The Dutch has a compiled 36-11 win-loss record in 2023, 26-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tunis Challenger
The Dutch has never competed in this tournament before.
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 got to the semifinal 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, Tomas Barrios Vera 3-6 6-3 6-2 and Aziz Dougaz 2-6 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter against Dougaz, The Japanese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-5 6-3). During the match Shimabukuro scored 93 points vs Dougaz’s 90. The Japanese was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Shimabukuro scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 6 double faults. Sho Shimabukuro lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Shimabukuro put 59% of his first serves in, winning 64% (37/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (22/41) on the 2nd serve. Sho broke Dougaz 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he beat Arthur Cazaux in the final 6-2 7-5.
The Japanese has an aggregate 18-10 win-loss record in 2023, 5-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | De Jong | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 12 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 100 | 126 |
| Pts | 359-287 | 416-356 |
| Total Points | 646 | 772 |
| Winners | 126 | 150 |
| %Winners | 35% | 36% |
Both De Jong and Shimabukuro played 5 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Jesper De Jong lost 1 set, while Sho Shimabukuro surrendered 4 sets. De Jong has played 2 set(s) less than Shimabukuro (12 vs 14). Therefore, De Jong played 26 games less than Shimabukuro. De Jong scored 126 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Sho struck 150 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | De Jong | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1st in | 194/329 | 220/406 |
| %1st in | 59% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 126/194 | 150/220 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 75/135 | 94/186 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 51% |
De Jong recorded 12 aces (2.4 per match). Shimabukuro managed to score 12 aces (2.4 per match). De Jong won 65% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Shimabukuro won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | De Jong | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 24 | 27 |
| Converted | 24/42 | 27/52 |
| % Converted | 57% | 52% |
| Conceded | 34 | 42 |
| Saved | 20 | 26 |
| % Saved | 59% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 14 | 16 |
The Dutch broke his opponents 24 times with a 57% conversion rate. Jesper surrendered his serve 14 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded. Sho broke his opponents 27 times with a 52% conversion rate. Shimabukuro conceded his serve 16 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| De Jong | |||||||
| Q1 Broom |
Q3 Gea |
R1 Cuevas |
R2 Weis |
1/4 Dzumhur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 7-60 2-1 ret. | 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 100 | |
| pts | 66-49 | 73-47 | 51-45 | 70-53 | 99-93 | 359-287 | |
| Total points | 115 | 120 | 96 | 123 | 192 | 646 | |
| Winners | 30 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 27% | 37% | 34% | 33% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 43/70 | 31/58 | 29/51 | 33/59 | 58/91 | 194/329 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 53% | 57% | 56% | 64% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 30/43 | 20/31 | 19/29 | 24/33 | 33/58 | 126/194 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 65% | 66% | 73% | 57% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 18/27 | 9/22 | 18/26 | 16/33 | 75/135 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 67% | 41% | 69% | 48% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/14 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 8/13 | 24/42 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 36% | 80% | 60% | 62% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | |
| Saved | 9/10 | 4/6 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 1/8 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 90% | 67% | 57% | 67% | 13% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| Shimabukuro | |||||||
| Q1 Bolt |
Q3 Houkes |
R1 Alberto |
R2 Tomas Barrios Vera |
1/4 Dougaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-1 3-6 6-1 | 6-72 6-3 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | 2-6 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 126 | |
| pts | 53-27 | 83-68 | 100-94 | 87-77 | 93-90 | 416-356 | |
| Total points | 80 | 151 | 194 | 164 | 183 | 772 | |
| Winners | 15 | 33 | 41 | 24 | 37 | 150 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 40% | 41% | 28% | 40% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 29/41 | 47/82 | 48/104 | 38/80 | 58/99 | 220/406 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 57% | 46% | 48% | 59% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 15/29 | 33/47 | 41/48 | 24/38 | 37/58 | 150/220 | |
| % 1st pts | 52% | 70% | 85% | 63% | 64% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/12 | 17/35 | 29/56 | 19/42 | 22/41 | 94/186 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 49% | 52% | 45% | 54% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 27 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 6/14 | 3/7 | 7/12 | 4/11 | 27/52 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 43% | 43% | 58% | 36% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 42 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 7/10 | 5/6 | 9/14 | 5/9 | 26 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 70% | 83% | 64% | 56% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWLWLL Tennis Scores in Tunis Challenger
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Aziz DougazDougaz (2-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Maximilian MartererMarterer (5-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Jakub MensikMensik (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Jakub MensikMensik (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Maximilian MartererMarterer (5-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Aziz DougazDougaz (2-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Borna GojoGojo – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Jesper De JongDe Jong (0-0) – H2H and prediction
