Sho Shimabukuro and Yasutaka Uchiyama will square off in the 1st round of the Busan Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 10:00 am on COURT 1. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sho Shimabukuro is the pick to win this match.
Sho Shimabukuro -> 1.69
Yasutaka Uchiyama -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Sho Shimabukuro vs. Yasutaka Uchiyama
This will be the 3rd time that Sho Shimabukuro and Yasutaka Uchiyama fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shimabukuro (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Shimabukuro won 5-1 ret. in the 1st round in the Kobe Challenger back in 2022.
Sho Shimabukuro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-16 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 4-2 | 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. 173, Shimabukuro will start his run in the Busan Challenger after he played his last match in the Hamburg Challenger where he lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Shimizu in the 1st round on the 12th of March.
The Japanese has an overall 2-9 win-loss record in 2024, 1-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Japanese has an overall 213-127 record. He has a positive 158-91 record on hard.
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
Yasutaka Uchiyama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-10 | 13-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-24 | 27-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-21 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-26 | 9-13 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-13 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 241, Yasutaka will start his run in the Busan Challenger after he played his last match in the Hamburg Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-2 to Squire in the 2nd round on the 13th of March.
The Japanese has a composed 10-6 win-loss record in 2024, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Japanese’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Burnie 1 Challenger and the Burnie 2 Challenger.
In terms of his career, Uchiyama has an overall 430-342 record. He has a positive 313-223 record on hard.
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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