Sho Shimabukuro and Yuta Shimizu will square off in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 4^th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on Court 15. 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 Sho Shimabukuro who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sho Shimabukuro is the pick to win this match.
Sho Shimabukuro -> 1.56
Yuta Shimizu -> 2.375

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Prediction and head to head Sho Shimabukuro vs. Yuta Shimizu

This will be the 4^th time that Sho Shimabukuro and Yuta Shimizu square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Shimizu (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Shimizu won 6-3 6-1 in the 1^st round in the Busan Challenger back in April 2025.

Sho Shimabukuro

Ranked no. 208, Sho will start his run at the U.S. Open after he played his last match in the Sumter Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-3 to Shevchenko in the 2^nd round on the 14^th of August.

Sho has an overall 12-16 win-loss record in 2025, 9-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Japanese’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Winnipeg Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, Shimabukuro has an overall 253-162 record. He has a positive 187-116 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2023. See his history.

Yuta Shimizu

Ranked no. 209, the Japanese will start his run at the New York after he played his last match in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he lost 7-5 6-3 to Martin in the 2^nd round on the 23^rd of July.

The Japanese has a composed 14-16 win-loss record in 2025, 11-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 271-160 record. He has a positive 214-125 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

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

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