Sho Shimabukuro and Harry Wendelken will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Ilkley Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 5:30 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sho Shimabukuro who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sho Shimabukuro is the pick to win this match.
Sho Shimabukuro -> 1.39
Harry Wendelken -> 2.82
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Prediction and head to head Sho Shimabukuro vs. Harry Wendelken
There is no head to head record between Sho Shimabukuro and Harry Wendelken since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Sho Shimabukuro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-25 | 20-15 | 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. 177 (career-high), Shimabukuro got to the 1st round after beating Gauthier Onclin 6-3 6-75 7-5.
Shimabukuro has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (191-105). 3-2 on grass in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Shimabukuro has a compiled3-2 record in the last 8 years on grass.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he overcame Arthur Cazaux in the final 6-2 7-5 and the Tunis Challenger where he beat Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the final 6-4 6-4.
The Japanese has a compiled 23-13 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ilkley Challenger
Sho has never competed in this tournament before.
Harry Wendelken
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-31 | 9-14 | 0-2 | 14-12 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 12-10 | 0-1 | 15-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-22 | 8-7 | 1-2 | 15-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-20 | 30-15 | 8-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 507, the Brit will start his run in the Ilkley Challenger after he played his last match in the Nottingham Challenger where he lost 4-6 6-3 7-5 to Michelsen in the qualifications on the 11th of June.
Wendelken has a compiled 15-14 win-loss record in 2023, 2-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
The Brit’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Balma.
In terms of his career, Harry has an overall 91-67 record. He has a negative 5-6 record on grass.
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