Sho Shimabukuro and Duje Ajdukovic will square off in the final of the Kobe Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:00 pm on CENTRAL COURT. In the following paragraphs, 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sho Shimabukuro is the pick to win this match.
Sho Shimabukuro -> 1.63
Duje Ajdukovic -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Sho Shimabukuro vs. Duje Ajdukovic
This will be the 2nd time that Sho Shimabukuro and Duje Ajdukovic clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ajdukovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Ajdukovic won 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Matsuyama Challenger back in November 2023.
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. 155, Shimabukuro got to the final after defeating Kaichi Uchida 6-1 7-65, Seong Chan Hong 6-4 7-64, Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3 6-3 and Luca Nardi 6-2 6-2.
In the semifinal, Sho had a good straight sets win against Nardi (6-2 6-2). During the match, Shimabukuro scored 57 points vs Nardi’s 32. Sho was pretty aggressive to blast 17 winners.
Talking about the service games, Shimabukuro scored just 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault. Sho Shimabukuro was very efficient on serve to win 81% (17/21) of his 1st serve and 83% (15/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Japanese broke Nardi 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sho hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Shimabukuro has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 64% of his matches (211-117). 9-3 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Shimabukuro has an aggregate22-13 win-loss record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current 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.
The Japanese has an aggregate 43-25 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Duje Ajdukovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-19 | 6-7 | 6-7 | 5-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 59-25 | 2-1 | 50-21 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 0-1 | 22-23 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-31 | 1-1 | 29-23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-11 | 4-3 | 22-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 172 (career-high), Duje got to the final after defeating Menelaos Efstathiou 6-2 6-2, Rio Noguchi 6-0 5-7 6-3, Jurij Rodionov 7-65 4-6 6-1 and Tung-Lin Wu 7-5 5-7 6-3.
In the semifinal, Ajdukovic defeated Wu (7-5 5-7 6-3). During the match Ajdukovic scored 97 points vs Wu’s 93. Duje was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Ajdukovic fired 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Duje Ajdukovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Ajdukovic put 58% of his first serves in, winning 69% (41/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (23/42) on the 2nd serve. Duje broke Wu 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Luedenscheid Challenger where he beat Hugo Dellien in the final 7-5 6-4.
Duje has an overall 58-25 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
The Croatian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shimabukuro | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 106 |
| Pts | 287-218 | 334-285 |
| Total Points | 505 | 619 |
| Winners | 102 | 143 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Both Shimabukuro and Ajdukovic played 4 matches. At the moment, Duje Ajdukovic lost 3 sets while Sho Shimabukuro hasn’t lost a set so far. Shimabukuro has played 3 set(s) less than Ajdukovic (8 vs 11). Therefore, Shimabukuro played 29 games less than Ajdukovic. The Japanese scored 102 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian made 143 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shimabukuro | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 5.8 |
| 1st in | 139/255 | 197/318 |
| %1st in | 55% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 102/139 | 143/197 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 72/116 | 62/121 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 51% |
Shimabukuro fired 14 aces (3.5 per match). Ajdukovic bagged 23 aces (5.8 per match). Shimabukuro won 73% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Ajdukovic won 73% 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 | Shimabukuro | Ajdukovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 19 |
| Converted | 14/30 | 19/29 |
| % Converted | 47% | 66% |
| Conceded | 20 | 19 |
| Saved | 17 | 10 |
| % Saved | 85% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 9 |
Sho broke his opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. Sho lost his serve 3 times and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 19 times with a 66% conversion rate. Duje conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shimabukuro | ||||||
| R1 Uchida |
R2 Chan Hong |
1/4 Mochizuki |
1/2 Nardi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-65 | 6-4 7-64 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 77 | |
| pts | 78-64 | 85-73 | 67-49 | 57-32 | 287-218 | |
| Total points | 142 | 158 | 116 | 89 | 505 | |
| Winners | 30 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 34% | 39% | 30% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 40/72 | 43/78 | 35/66 | 21/39 | 139/255 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 55% | 53% | 54% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 29/43 | 26/35 | 17/21 | 102/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 67% | 74% | 81% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 24/35 | 16/31 | 15/18 | 72/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 69% | 52% | 83% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 2/8 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 14/30 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 25% | 57% | 57% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 86% | 86% | – | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ajdukovic | ||||||
| R1 Efstathiou |
R2 Noguchi |
1/4 Rodionov |
1/2 Wu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-0 5-7 6-3 | 7-65 4-6 6-1 | 7-5 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 106 | |
| pts | 57-39 | 89-72 | 91-81 | 97-93 | 334-285 | |
| Total points | 96 | 161 | 172 | 190 | 619 | |
| Winners | 22 | 35 | 45 | 41 | 143 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | 49% | 42% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 33/51 | 46/76 | 59/90 | 59/101 | 197/318 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 61% | 66% | 58% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 35/46 | 45/59 | 41/59 | 143/197 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 76% | 76% | 69% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 16/30 | 13/31 | 23/42 | 62/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 53% | 42% | 55% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/8 | 19/29 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 60% | 80% | 50% | 66% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 6/9 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 25% | 67% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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