H2H, prediction of Radu Albot vs Sho Shimabukuro at the Australian Open with odds, preview, pick | 7th January 2025

PREVIEW. Melbourne. Albot and Shimabukuro will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Australian Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Monday the 6th of January

Prediction and head to head Radu Albot vs. Sho Shimabukuro

Radu Albot and Sho Shimabukuro will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on Court 14. 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 Radu Albot who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Radu Albot is the pick to win this match.
Radu Albot -> 1.666
Sho Shimabukuro -> 2.16

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Prediction and head to head Radu Albot vs. Sho Shimabukuro

There is no head to head record between Radu Albot and Sho Shimabukuro since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Radu Albot

Radu Albot
Radu Albot

0 - 1win/loss

Hard
0-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
159
High
39
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 37-26 12-9 17-11 4-3 4-3 0-0
2023 39-34 10-13 13-8 12-10 4-3 0-0
2022 40-30 25-14 4-6 3-5 8-5 0-0
2021 22-27 4-9 2-8 13-6 3-4 0-0

Ranked no. 159, the Moldovan will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in the Canberra Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-3 to Galarneau in the qualifications on the 29th of December.

The Moldovan has an overall 0-1 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Albot has an overall 618-473 record. He has a positive 264-167 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2021 and 2022. See his history.

Albot
Australian Open
Albot's Record

Sho Shimabukuro

Sho Shimabukuro
Sho Shimabukuro

0 - 1win/loss

Hard
0-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
194
High
135
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 30-28 21-17 1-3 3-5 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

Ranked no. 194, the Japanese will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in the Canberra Challenger where he lost 7-6(0) 6-3 to Habib in the qualifications on the 29th of December.

The Japanese has a composed 0-1 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Shimabukuro has an overall 241-147 record. He has a positive 178-104 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024. See his history.

Shimabukuro
Australian Open
Shimabukuro's Record
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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Albot
L
Shimabukuro
L
2025 2024 2023
0 - 1
0 - 1

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