Sho Shimabukuro and Kaichi Uchida will face off in the 1st round of the Kobe Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1:00 pm on CENTRAL COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.44
Kaichi Uchida -> 2.64
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Prediction and head to head Sho Shimabukuro vs. Kaichi Uchida
This will be the 3rd time that Sho Shimabukuro and Kaichi Uchida face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Uchida (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Uchida won 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the quarter in the Yokkaichi Challenger back in 2022.
Sho Shimabukuro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-27 | 20-16 | 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 |
| 2020 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 155, Shimabukuro will start his run in the Kobe Challenger after he played his last match in the Matsuyama Challenger where he lost 7-6(3) 6-3 to Ajdukovic in the 2nd round on the 9th of November.
Sho has an overall 39-25 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he defeated Arthur Cazaux in the final 6-2 7-5 and the Tunis Challenger where he overcame Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the final 6-4 6-4.
Talking about his overall career, Sho has an overall 207-117 record. He has a positive 18-13 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
Kaichi Uchida
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-29 | 16-21 | 16-6 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-33 | 4-18 | 3-10 | 9-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-34 | 24-23 | 8-5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-26 | 27-13 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-11 | 10-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 285, Uchida will start his run in the Kobe Challenger after he played his last match in the Matsuyama Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Ajdukovic in the 1st round on the 7th of November.
Uchida has an overall 16-31 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Kaichi’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Rovereto Challenger and the Pau Challenger.
In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 350-342 record. He has a negative 37-41 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Jason JungJung – Zdenek KolarKolar (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc PolmansPolmans – Andrew FentyFenty (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Renta TokudaTokuda – Yunseong ChungChung (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin HassanHassan – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Giovanni FonioFonio – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- August HolmgrenHolmgren – Moez EcharguiEchargui (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Menelaos EfstathiouEfstathiou (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rio NoguchiNoguchi – Yunseong ChungChung (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Taisei IchikawaIchikawa – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
