Francesca Jones and Ena Shibahara will clash against each other in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on Court 5. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesca Jones who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesca Jones is the pick to win this match.
Francesca Jones -> 1.64
Ena Shibahara -> 2.2
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Prediction and head to head Francesca Jones vs. Ena Shibahara
There is no head to head record between Francesca Jones and Ena Shibahara since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Francesca Jones
23 - 12win/loss
152
149
LLWLWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-18 | 3-3 | 28-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-11 | 1-2 | 18-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-21 | 6-5 | 24-12 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-11 | 6-3 | 12-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 192, Francesca got to the qualifications after beating Rebeka Masarova 6-1 2-6 7-6(6).
In the qualifications, Francesca defeated Masarova (6-1 2-6 7-66). During the match, Jones scored 99 points vs Masarova’s 93. The Brit was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about the service games, Jones scored 2 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Francesca Jones lost the serve 4 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Jones put 67% of her first serves in, winning 63% (43/68) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Masarova 4 times after converting 57% of her break points (4/7).
Jones has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 64% of her matches (191-107). 3-2 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Jones has an aggregate22-20 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W75 Grado where she overcame Kathinka Von Deichmann in the final 6-1 7-5.
Francesca has a compiled 23-11 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Ena Shibahara
38 - 14win/loss
137
132
WWLWWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-19 | 42-14 | 5-3 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-15 | 12-12 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-15 | 11-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 218 (career-high), Ena got to the qualifications after beating Katarina Zavatska 6-0 2-6 6-4.
In the qualifications, Shibahara defeated Zavatska (6-0 2-6 6-4). During the match Shibahara scored 76 points vs Zavatska’s 67. Ena was exceptionally aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Shibahara blasted 4 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Ena Shibahara lost the serve 5 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Shibahara put 52% of her first serves in, winning 60% (21/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Zavatska 7 times after converting 50% of her break points (7/14).
Her best result of the current season was winning the title the W35 Spring where she defeated Iva Jovic in the final 6-2 4-6 6-3.
The American has an aggregate 37-14 win-loss record in 2024, 30-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Jones | Shibahara |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 24 |
| Pts | 99-93 | 76-67 |
| Total Points | 192 | 143 |
| Winners | 43 | 21 |
| %Winners | 43% | 28% |
Both Jones and Shibahara played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Francesca Jones dropped 1 set, while Ena Shibahara lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Jones and Shibahara have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Jones played 4 games more than Shibahara. Francesca scored 43 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Ena managed to score 21 winners (28%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Jones | Shibahara |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 4 |
| 1st in | 68/101 | 35/67 |
| %1st in | 67% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 43/68 | 21/35 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 18/33 | 15/32 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 47% |
Jones bagged 2 aces . Shibahara fired 4 aces . Jones won 63% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Shibahara won 60% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Jones | Shibahara |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 7 |
| Converted | 4/7 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 57% | 50% |
| Conceded | 12 | 11 |
| Saved | 8 | 6 |
| % Saved | 67% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Francesca broke her opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Jones dropped her serve 4 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponent 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Shibahara conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded.
| Jones | |||
| Q1 Masarova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 2-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 99-93 | 99-93 | |
| Total points | 192 | 192 | |
| Winners | 43 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 68/101 | 68/101 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 43/68 | 43/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/33 | 18/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Shibahara | |||
| Q1 Zavatska |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 76-67 | 76-67 | |
| Total points | 143 | 143 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 28% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 35/67 | 35/67 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 21/35 | 21/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/32 | 15/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/14 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
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