Rio Noguchi vs Sho Shimabukuro — Gwangju CH Round of 32

Gwangju CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Rio Noguchi
JPN
Rio Noguchi
#222ATP
1532ELO
1513Hard ELO
27 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 April 2025
hard
Sho Shimabukuro
JPN
Sho Shimabukuro
#95ATP
1672ELO
1606Hard ELO
$268kYTD
$1.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Noguchi R.
6-4 6-0
Shimabukuro S.
Noguchi R.
662
Shimabukuro S.
400

Rio Noguchi defeated Sho Shimabukuro 6-4 6-0 in the Gwangju CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sho Shimabukuro came in ranked #95, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Noguchi R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Shimabukuro S.

Shimabukuro S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Noguchi R.

Even serve battle

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
Noguchi R.Shimabukuro S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.8
6.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 91). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Noguchi R.Shimabukuro S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
23
42
Break points saved·Dominant
25
88
Break points won·Slight edge
26
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
38

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Noguchi R.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Shimabukuro S.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1513
Surface ELO
5.6+94 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1532
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1672
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
1.7
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
9.4
Minutes 14d
9.2
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
Noguchi R.Shimabukuro S.
Freshness·Dominant
68
96

Noguchi R.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d) · Shimabukuro S.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kubler J.
Kachmazov A.
7-56-776-3
Semi-finals
Kubler J.
Schoolkate T.[4]
7-56-4
Kachmazov A.
Watanuki Y.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kachmazov A.
Jasika O.
6-46-2
Watanuki Y.
Holt B.[3]
7-57-62
Kubler J.
Grenier H.
6-26-1
Schoolkate T.[4]
Chung H.
6-36-1
R16
Grenier H.
Uchiyama Y.
W/O
Kubler J.
Walton A.[1]
6-46-1
Jasika O.
Escoffier A.
4-67-56-1
Schoolkate T.[4]
Simakin I.
6-46-2
Holt B.[3]
Park U.
3-66-37-65
Chung H.
Trotter J.[6]
6-27-61
Watanuki Y.
Monday J.
6-36-776-4
Kachmazov A.
Noguchi R.
7-636-4
R32
Walton A.[1]
Sharipov M.
6-36-2
Trotter J.[6]
Durasovic V.
6-756-46-3
Watanuki Y.
Mccabe J.[8]
7-6126-3
Monday J.
Svajda Z.
6-26-4
Escoffier A.
Eubanks C.[2]
6-36-4
Kachmazov A.
Atmane T.[7]
7-610-0
Grenier H.
Tu L.[5]
6-46-2
Kubler J.
Kwon S.
6-36-4
Uchiyama Y.
Uchida K.
7-53-66-4
Simakin I.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-26-3
Jasika O.
Zhou Y.
7-624-66-2
Chung H.
Lestienne C.
6-16-4
Park U.
Chung Y.
4-66-36-4
Holt B.[3]
Hsu Y.
6-36-0
Schoolkate T.[4]
Sakamoto R.
7-647-5
Noguchi R.
Shimabukuro S.
6-46-0