Jozef Kovalik and Sho Shimabukuro will face off in the qualifications of Wimbledon for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:00 pm on Court 14. 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 -> 1.49
Jozef Kovalik -> 2.55
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Prediction and head to head Jozef Kovalik vs. Sho Shimabukuro
There is no head to head record between Jozef Kovalik and Sho Shimabukuro since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Jozef Kovalik
27 - 13win/loss
114
80
LWWWLWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-13 | 3-4 | 24-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-34 | 1-3 | 21-28 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 3-6 | 29-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-27 | 0-1 | 26-20 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-16 | 2-3 | 15-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 115, Kovalik will start his run in Wimbledon after he played his last match in the Bratislava 1 Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Rocha in the semifinal on the 15th of June.
The Slovakian has a compiled 27-13 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Zadar Challenger where he beat Adrian Andreev in the final 6-4 6-2 and the Split Challenger where he defeated Zsombor Piros in the final 6-4 5-7 7-5.
Talking about his overall career, Kovalik has an overall 492-358 record. He has a negative 4-13 record on grass.
Previously in Wimbledon
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019. See his history.
Sho Shimabukuro
8 - 16win/loss
246
135
LWWLWLLWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 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. 232, Shimabukuro will start his run in London after he played his last match in the Nottingham 2 Challenger where he lost 6-1 4-6 6-3 to Norrie in the 1st round on the 11th of June.
The Japanese has a composed 8-16 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Shimabukuro has an overall 219-134 record. He has a positive 11-6 record on grass.
Previously in Wimbledon
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
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