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.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sho Shimabukuro who should win in 2 sets.
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
| 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.
Giovanni Fonio
| 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.
Tennis Scores in Matsuyama Challenger
- James McCabeMcCabe – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
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