Tomas Machac will face off against Sho Shimabukuro in Tokyo on Thursday at 1:30 pm on KINOSHITA GROUP SHOW COURT.
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In Japan, the match can be seen on WOWOW. In Czech Republic, the match is broadcasted by Digisport. Click here to see at what time the match should be broadcasted live in your country.
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The H2H stats
Machac and Shimabukuro have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Tomas Machac in 2025
Now ranked no.22, Tomas played his last match on the 31st
of August when he was defeated by world no.5 Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the 4th round in U.S. Open (draw).This season the Czech achieved a 22-15 win-loss record. This year, Machac conquered 1 title in Acapulco.
Shimabukuro in Tokyo, ranking, and results in 2025
At the moment ranked no.273, Sho achieved a 19-18 win-loss record in 2025. Sho is playing in Tokyo where he bested Mariano Navone 6-2 6-3 and Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4 6-3.
Sho Shimabukuro will fight against the world no.443 Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar in the qualifications on Monday at 1:00 pm on COURT 1. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Shimabukuro.
The Japanese has won 1 title in 2025 in the Zhangjiagang Challenger.