Sho Shimabukuro vs Jozef Kovalik — Wimbledon Qualifying Round 1

Wimbledon · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Sho Shimabukuro
JPN
Sho Shimabukuro
#90ATP
1672ELO
1653Grass ELO
$268kYTD
$1.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 July 2024
grass
Jozef Kovalik
SVK14
Jozef Kovalik
#780ATP
1473ELO
1374Grass ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Shimabukuro S.
7-5 6-3
Kovalik J.
Shimabukuro S.
762
Kovalik J.
530

Sho Shimabukuro defeated Jozef Kovalik 7-5 6-3 in the Wimbledon qualifying round 1 on grass. The result followed the form book — Sho Shimabukuro came in ranked #90, defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shimabukuro S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Shimabukuro S.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Shimabukuro S.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Shimabukuro S.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
83
Break points won·Clear edge
31
18
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
38
26

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shimabukuro S.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Kovalik J.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.5+279 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.5Grass Elo 1374
6.8Overall Elo 1672
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1473
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
0.7
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Shimabukuro S.Kovalik J.
Freshness·Slight edge
93
88

Shimabukuro S.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kovalik J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 36 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 54%
Q3
Virtanen O.
Burruchaga R.
6-16-25-77-64
Halys Q.
Zhukayev B.
6-36-46-4
Bolt A.
Riedi L.[32]
6-722-67-677-56-4
Meligeni Alves F.
Cressy M.
6-41-67-654-66-4
Moro Canas A.
Dzumhur D.[10]
7-666-40-1
Albot R.
Galan D.[8]
6-46-26-766-3
Lajal M.
Duckworth J.[4]
6-46-46-4
Gaston H.
Kukushkin M.[27]
6-21-67-56-1
Janvier M.
Mpetshi Perricard G.[1]
6-7107-57-647-65
Bergs Z.[3]
Yevseyev D.
6-16-26-2
Bellucci M.
Goffin D.[9]
6-32-67-646-4
Harris L.[5]
Grenier H.
6-46-23-67-65
Pouille L.
Van Assche L.[6]
7-647-56-2
Garin C.[12]
Skatov T.
6-27-56-3
Ymer E.
Shimabukuro S.
7-636-36-1
Kopriva V.[16]
Gasquet R.[20]
3-66-36-26-4
Q2
Duckworth J.[4]
Moreno De Alboran N.
7-666-4
Gasquet R.[20]
Galarneau A.
6-16-0
Janvier M.
Nava E.[30]
7-616-3
Halys Q.
Clarke J.
6-33-66-3
Zhukayev B.
Medjedovic H.[17]
6-737-56-4
Pouille L.
Vesely J.
7-666-2
Yevseyev D.
Droguet T.[28]
6-47-63
Virtanen O.
Ritschard A.
6-717-56-4
Burruchaga R.
Napolitano S.[18]
6-46-4
Moro Canas A.
Gigante M.[29]
7-56-2
Van Assche L.[6]
Tu L.
7-53-67-67
Riedi L.[32]
Kypson P.
6-23-67-5
Galan D.[8]
Diallo G.
6-47-65
Goffin D.[9]
Uchiyama Y.
7-646-4
Shimabukuro S.
De Jong J.
7-634-67-68
Skatov T.
Klein L.[26]
7-687-65
Kopriva V.[16]
Dellien H.
6-43-66-1
Albot R.
Yunchaokete B.[3]
7-56-7106-4
Kukushkin M.[27]
Bonzi B.
6-47-5
Bellucci M.
Zapata Miralles B.
7-636-3
Ymer E.
Trungelliti M.
6-746-46-2
Harris L.[5]
Loffhagen G.
7-667-65
Dzumhur D.[10]
Hardt N.
6-43-66-1
Garin C.[12]
Barrios Vera T.[20]
2-66-26-0
Gaston H.
Prizmic D.
4-67-56-2
Lajal M.
Rocha H.[9]
7-636-3
Mpetshi Perricard G.[1]
Escoffier A.
7-656-2
Bolt A.
Molleker R.
6-16-4
Grenier H.
Svajda Z.[24]
5-77-647-5
Meligeni Alves F.
De Loore J.
7-636-4
Cressy M.
Tirante T.[21]
7-696-3
Bergs Z.[3]
Herbert P.
6-36-746-4
Q1
Rocha H.[9]
Faria J.
7-657-65
Droguet T.[28]
Fatic N.
6-36-756-3
Dellien H.
Sekulic P.
6-36-756-3
Mpetshi Perricard G.[1]
Blanchet U.
6-27-5
Medjedovic H.[17]
Rincon D.
7-56-3
Bonzi B.
Peniston R.
7-6106-2
Napolitano S.[18]
Piros Z.
1-66-27-68
Bellucci M.
Ajdukovic D.[31]
5-77-57-612
Yevseyev D.
Martineau M.
6-746-27-67
Duckworth J.[4]
Hassan B.
6-786-26-4
Grenier H.
Dellien Velasco M.
6-46-4
Barrios Vera T.[20]
Matusevich A.
3-66-46-3
Svajda Z.[24]
Wong C.[4]
6-46-4
Ymer E.
Neumayer L.
6-36-3
Diallo G.
Dougaz A.
6-786-17-66
Virtanen O.
Agamenone F.
6-766-27-66
Escoffier A.
Olivieri G.
6-26-4
Goffin D.[9]
Polmans M.
6-36-1
Skatov T.
Pellegrino A.[17]
6-36-3
Trungelliti M.
Bagnis F.[19]
6-31-1
Burruchaga R.
Heide G.
5-77-646-1
Albot R.
Maestrelli F.[10]
6-26-756-2
Kopriva V.[16]
Squire H.
4-67-616-4
Garin C.[12]
Couacaud E.
7-657-5
Kukushkin M.[27]
Sachko V.
6-36-3
Van Assche L.[6]
Marie J.
6-13-67-68
Vesely J.
Mayot H.[22]
6-22-66-4
Prizmic D.
Tabur C.
6-36-4
Galarneau A.
Guinard M.
4-66-36-2
Gaston H.
Mochizuki S.
7-656-4
Zhukayev B.
Rodionov J.[30]
7-657-67
Klein L.[26]
Boyer T.
6-47-65
Janvier M.
Hsu Y.
7-56-3
Moreno De Alboran N.
Paire B.
6-46-1
Riedi L.[32]
Ficovich J.
6-07-61
Tu L.
Royer V.
6-37-65
Loffhagen G.
Travaglia S.[16]
6-44-67-5
Gigante M.[29]
Jacquet K.
6-47-66
Yunchaokete B.[3]
Atmane T.[23]
6-757-656-2
Pouille L.
Pinnington Jones J.
6-06-3
Nava E.[30]
Gill F.
6-46-1
Moro Canas A.
Fonseca J.[24]
4-66-37-610
De Jong J.
Kudla D.
7-636-2
Kypson P.
Parker S.
6-37-63
Cressy M.
Huesler M.
6-736-37-5
Halys Q.
Barrere G.[7]
6-36-4
Clarke J.
Schwartzman D.
6-46-3
Shimabukuro S.
Kovalik J.[14]
7-56-3
Tirante T.[21]
Svrcina D.
6-36-766-3
Harris L.[5]
Vavassori A.
6-26-2
Galan D.[8]
Roca Batalla O.
6-36-4
Bolt A.
Kicker N.
6-16-4
Hardt N.
Novak D.
6-46-2
Gasquet R.[20]
Crawford O.
6-27-68
Uchiyama Y.
Van Rijthoven T.
6-767-636-1
Zapata Miralles B.
Sweeny D.
7-56-1
Dzumhur D.[10]
Schoolkate T.[28]
6-47-63
Herbert P.
Hong S.
6-36-2
Lajal M.
Passaro F.[25]
5-76-36-3
Molleker R.
Andreev A.
6-36-4
Bergs Z.[3]
Jasika O.
6-27-5
De Loore J.
Ugo Carabelli C.[13]
6-26-4
Ritschard A.
Cachin P.[15]
7-656-3
Meligeni Alves F.
Marchenko I.
6-26-4