Sho Shimabukuro and Giovanni Fonio will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Matsuyama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Sho Shimabukuro who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sho Shimabukuro is the pick to win this match.
Sho Shimabukuro -> 1.25
Giovanni Fonio -> 3.65

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Prediction and head to head Sho Shimabukuro vs. Giovanni Fonio

There is no head to head record

between Sho Shimabukuro and Giovanni Fonio since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Sho Shimabukuro

Sho Shimabukuro

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Rank
145
High
135
LWWLWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 34-23 29-19 0-0 2-1 3-3 0-0
2024 30-28 21-17 1-3 3-5 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

Ranked no. 155, Shimabukuro will start his run in the Matsuyama Challenger after he played his last match in Tokyo where he lost 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Garin in the 1st round on the 17th of October.

The Japanese has an overall 38-24 win-loss record in 2023, 18-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he beat Arthur Cazaux in the final 6-2 7-5 and the Tunis Challenger where he defeated Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the final 6-4 6-4.

Talking about his overall career, Sho has an overall 206-116 record. He has a positive 156-85 record on hard.

Previously in the Matsuyama Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.

Matsuyama Challenger
Shimabukuro's Record

Giovanni Fonio

Giovanni Fonio

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Rank
431
High
269
LWLLWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-24 6-3 27-19 3-2 0-0 0-0
2024 36-33 12-8 24-24 0-1 0-0 0-0
2023 52-39 22-12 28-26 2-1 0-0 0-0
2022 40-29 0-0 40-28 0-1 0-0 0-0
2021 43-22 0-0 40-20 2-1 1-1 0-0

Ranked no. 306, Giovanni will start his run in the Matsuyama Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula where he lost 3-6 6-3 6-2 to Oradini in the 2nd round on the 25th of October.

Giovanni has a compiled 45-34 win-loss record in 2023, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Giovanni’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger,M25 Loule and the Todi Challenger.

In terms of his career, Giovanni has an overall 259-179 record. He has a positive 45-28 record on hard.

Previously in the Matsuyama Challenger

Fonio has never competed in this tournament before.

Matsuyama Challenger
Fonio's Record

Tennis Scores in Matsuyama Challenger

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