Sho Shimabukuro and Jurij Rodionov will face off in the quarter of the Kobe Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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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 -> 1.64
Jurij Rodionov -> 2.15

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Prediction and head to head Sho Shimabukuro vs. Jurij Rodionov

This will be the 2^nd time that Sho Shimabukuro and Jurij Rodionov face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rodionov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they played each other, Rodionov won 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the 2^nd round in the Seoul Challenger back in October 2024.

Sho Shimabukuro

Ranked no. 177, Shimabukuro got to the quarter after beating Chak Lam Coleman Wong 7-6(5) 6-2 and Li Tu 4-6 6-2 6-2.

In the 2^nd round against Tu, Shimabukuro recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-2). During the match, Shimabukuro scored 78 points vs Tu’s 66. Shimabukuro was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Talking about the service games, Shimabukuro made 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Sho Shimabukuro lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Shimabukuro put 58% of his first serves in, winning 84% (32/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. Shimabukuro broke Tu 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Japanese has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Shimabukuro has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (240-143). 3-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shimabukuro has an aggregate25-18 win-loss record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Shanghai Challenger where he overcame Yu Hsiou Hsu in the final 6-4 6-4.

The Japanese has an aggregate 29-25 win-loss record in 2024, 3-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Kobe Challenger

Jurij Rodionov

Ranked no. 197, the Austrian got to the quarter after beating Rei Sakamoto 6-3 6-2 and Bu Yunchaokete 7-6(3) 7-5.

In the 2^nd round, Rodionov had a good straight sets win against Yunchaokete (7-6³ 7-5). During the match Rodionov scored 86 points vs Yunchaokete’s 77. Jurij was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.

About the serving games, Rodionov bagged 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jurij Rodionov lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rodionov put 60% of his first serves in, winning 82% (40/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (16/33) on the 2nd serve. The Austrian broke Yunchaokete twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Austrian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Koblenz Challenger where he defeated Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-7(7) 6-1 6-2.

Jurij has a compiled 25-30 win-loss record in 2024, 9-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Kobe Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Shimabukuro	Rodionov
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	4
Tot Games	47	42
Pts	153-132	147-119
Total Points	285	266
Winners	61	66
%Winners	40%	45%

Both Shimabukuro and Rodionov played 2 matches. At the moment, Sho Shimabukuro lost 1 set while Jurij Rodionov hasn’t dropped a set so far. Shimabukuro has played 1 set more than Rodionov (5 vs 4). Therefore, Shimabukuro played 5 games more than Rodionov. Sho scored 61 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Rodionov scored 66 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Shimabukuro	Rodionov
Aces	11	10
Avg per match	5.5	5
1st in	76/138	80/137
%1st in	55%	58%
1st pts	61/76	66/80
%1st pts	80%	83%
2nd pts	33/62	31/57
%2nd pts	53%	54%

Shimabukuro scored 11 aces (5.5 per match). Rodionov managed to score 10 aces (5 per match). Shimabukuro won 80% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Rodionov won 83% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Shimabukuro	Rodionov
Won	7	5
Converted	7/11	5/8
% Converted	64%	63%
Conceded	7	7
Saved	5	6
% Saved	71%	86%
Times Broken	2	1

Shimabukuro broke his opponents 7 times with a 64% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Jurij broke his opponents 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Austrian conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.

Shimabukuro
	R1 Lam Coleman Wong	R2 Tu	Total
Score	7-65 6-2	4-6 6-2 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	21	26	47
pts	75-66	78-66	153-132
Total points	141	144	285
Winners	29	32	61
%Winners	39%	41%	40%
SERVE
Aces	4	7	11
Double Faults	3	3	6
1st in	38/73	38/65	76/138
% 1st in	52%	58%	55%
1st pts	29/38	32/38	61/76
% 1st pts	76%	84%	80%
2nd pts	21/35	12/27	33/62
% 2nd pts	60%	44%	53%
Breaks
Won	2	5	7
Converted	2/3	5/8	7/11
Converted %	67%	63%	64%
Conceded	5	2	7
Saved	5/5	0/2	5
Saved %	100%	0%	50%
Times Broken	0	2	2

Rodionov
	R1 Sakamoto	R2 Yunchaokete	Total
Score	6-3 6-2	7-63 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	17	25	42
pts	61-42	86-77	147-119
Total points	103	163	266
Winners	26	40	66
%Winners	43%	47%	45%
SERVE
Aces	1	9	10
Double Faults	6	3	9
1st in	31/55	49/82	80/137
% 1st in	56%	60%	58%
1st pts	26/31	40/49	66/80
% 1st pts	84%	82%	83%
2nd pts	15/24	16/33	31/57
% 2nd pts	63%	48%	54%
Breaks
Won	3	2	5
Converted	3/4	2/4	5/8
Converted %	75%	50%	63%
Conceded	3	4	7
Saved	3/3	3/4	6
Saved %	100%	75%	88%
Times Broken	0	1	1

Tennis Scores in Kobe Challenger

• Vasil Kirkov/Bart StevensKirkov/Bart Stevens – Thomas Fancutt/Jakub PaulFancutt/Jakub Paul (6-2 1-6 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

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