Sho Shimabukuro vs James Watt — Zhangjiagang CH Round of 32

Zhangjiagang CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Sho Shimabukuro
JPN3
Sho Shimabukuro
#95ATP
1672ELO
1606Hard ELO
$268kYTD
$1.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2025
hard
NZL
James Watt
#852ATP
1328ELO
1322Hard ELO
26 yrs · 206 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
Shimabukuro S.
6-4 3-6 6-2
Watt J.
Shimabukuro S.
6362
Watt J.
4621

Sho Shimabukuro defeated James Watt 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Zhangjiagang CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sho Shimabukuro came in ranked #95.

Key context

  • Match story: Sho Shimabukuro closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shimabukuro S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Watt J.

Watt J.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Watt J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
8.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shimabukuro S.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Watt J.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.1+284 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.9Hard Elo 1322
8.3Overall Elo 1672
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1328
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.5
Surface form
4.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.3
Minutes 14d
8.6
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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.Watt J.
Freshness·
95
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Shimabukuro S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Shimabukuro S.[3]
Crawford O.[6]
6-33-67-5
Semi-finals
Shimabukuro S.[3]
Uchiyama Y.[5]
6-37-65
Crawford O.[6]
Isomura K.
7-616-0
Quarter-finals
Uchiyama Y.[5]
Uchida K.
6-36-4
Isomura K.
Sin S.
2-66-26-4
Shimabukuro S.[3]
Simakin I.[7]
6-46-3
Crawford O.[6]
Tokuda R.
7-613-66-2
R16
Crawford O.[6]
Moriya H.
6-34-66-4
Tokuda R.
Sekulic P.
6-46-4
Sin S.
Sun F.[4]
6-36-1
Isomura K.
Cui J.
3-66-27-69
Uchiyama Y.[5]
Huang T.
6-26-4
Shimabukuro S.[3]
Peliwo F.
6-36-4
Uchida K.
Noguchi R.[2]
6-17-64
Simakin I.[7]
Charlton J.
6-46-4
R32
Sekulic P.
Tomic B.[1]
6-11-67-66
Charlton J.
Te R.
6-46-776-4
Tokuda R.
Binda A.
5-76-36-3
Moriya H.
Yevseyev D.
6-24-66-4
Isomura K.
Fomin S.
6-36-2
Simakin I.[7]
Wu T.
6-47-61
Peliwo F.
Bar Biryukov P.
6-16-2
Uchiyama Y.[5]
Kikuchi Y.
6-25-76-1
Uchida K.
Castelnuovo L.
7-646-3
Noguchi R.[2]
Xiao L.
7-666-1
Sun F.[4]
Mo Y.
3-66-36-4
Crawford O.[6]
Imamura M.
6-36-2
Sin S.
Shin W.
7-57-64
Cui J.
Gea A.[8]
5-77-646-0
Shimabukuro S.[3]
Watt J.
6-43-66-2
Huang T.
Uesugi K.
6-16-743-2