Sho Shimabukuro and Maximus Jones will play each other in the 2nd round of the Kobe Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sho Shimabukuro who should win in 2 sets.
Sho Shimabukuro -> 1.2
Maximus Jones -> 3.94
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Prediction and head to head Sho Shimabukuro vs. Maximus Jones
There is no head to head record between Sho Shimabukuro and Maximus Jones since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Sho Shimabukuro
33 - 22win/loss
145
135
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-23 | 29-19 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 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. 147, Shimabukuro got to the 2nd round after defeating Kokoro Isomura 7-6(1) 6-4.
In the 1st round, Shimabukuro had a good straight sets win against Isomura (7-61 6-4). During the match, Shimabukuro scored 71 points vs Isomura’s 63. The Japanese was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shimabukuro bagged 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Sho Shimabukuro lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Shimabukuro put 66% of his first serves in, winning 81% (39/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. Shimabukuro broke Isomura 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Shimabukuro has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (274-168). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shimabukuro has an aggregate 26-19 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Zhangjiagang Challenger where he overcame Oliver Crawford in the final 6-3 3-6 7-5 and the Seoul Challenger where he overcame Chak Lam Coleman Wong in the final 6-4 6-3.
Sho has a composed 33-22 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Maximus Jones
36 - 26win/loss
353
353
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-27 | 23-15 | 11-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-26 | 21-22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-20 | 27-19 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-46 | 35-36 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 364, the Thai got to the 2nd round after beating Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong 7-6(6) 3-6 6-1.
In the 1st round, The Thai defeated Wei Kang Leong (7-66 3-6 6-1). During the match Jones scored 108 points vs Wei Kang Leong’s 100. The Thai was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Jones managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Maximus Jones lost the serve 5 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Jones put 57% of his first serves in, winning 64% (36/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (21/42) on the 2nd serve. Jones broke Wei Kang Leong 6 times after converting 38% of his break points (6/16).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Abidjan 1 Challenger where he overcame Ricardas Berankis in the final 6-3 4-6 6-4.
Maximus has a compiled 36-26 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Maximus has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shimabukuro | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 29 |
| Pts | 71-63 | 108-100 |
| Total Points | 134 | 208 |
| Winners | 39 | 36 |
| %Winners | 55% | 33% |
Both Shimabukuro and Jones played 1 match. At the moment, Maximus Jones conceded 1 set while Sho Shimabukuro hasn’t lost a set so far. Shimabukuro has played 1 set(s) less than Jones (2 vs 3). Therefore, Shimabukuro played 6 games less than Jones. Shimabukuro scored 39 winners (55% of the total points). On the other side, Jones struck 36 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shimabukuro | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 3 |
| 1st in | 48/73 | 56/98 |
| %1st in | 66% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 39/48 | 36/56 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 10/25 | 21/42 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 50% |
Shimabukuro blasted 12 aces . Jones fired 3 aces . Shimabukuro won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Jones won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shimabukuro | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 6 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 6/16 |
| % Converted | 75% | 38% |
| Conceded | 8 | 15 |
| Saved | 6 | 10 |
| % Saved | 75% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Sho broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Sho dropped his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Thai broke his opponent 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Maximus conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shimabukuro | |||
| R1 Isomura | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 71-63 | 71-63 | |
| Total points | 134 | 134 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 55% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 12 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 48/73 | 48/73 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 39/48 | 39/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/25 | 10/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Jones | |||
| R1 Wei Kang Leong | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 108-100 | 108-100 | |
| Total points | 208 | 208 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 56/98 | 56/98 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 36/56 | 36/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/42 | 21/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 6/16 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 15 | |
| Saved | 10/15 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
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- Rei SakamotoSakamoto – Hynek BartonBarton (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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