Sho Shimabukuro vs Elias Ymer — Birmingham Round of 16

Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

JPN

Sho Shimabukuro

#103ATP

1605ELO

1566Grass ELO

$163kYTD

$933kCAREER

28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed

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Thursday, 4 June 2026 · 10:30

grass

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Elias Ymer

#191ATP

1570ELO

1519Grass ELO

$145kYTD

$2.4MCAREER

30 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed

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Sho Shimabukuro faces Elias Ymer in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. Sho Shimabukuro is the paper favourite — ranked #103, a roughly 50-point grass Elo advantage — but Elias Ymer has won their only previous meeting.

Key context

Last match: Sho Shimabukuro edged Shintaro Mochizuki in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head-to-head: Elias Ymer leads the head-to-head 1–0. Last met at Wimbledon 2024.
Win streak: Elias Ymer arrives on a 3-match winning run.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Shimabukuro S.

5.3

Clear underdogUmpiry Score

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Ymer E.

5.6

Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Form & Matchup

5.6+47 Grass Elo edge

Surface ELO

4.4Grass Elo 1519

5.4Overall Elo 1605

ELO gap

4.6Overall Elo 1570

3.0Trails 0–1 on grass

H2H

7.0Leads 1–0 on grass

6.06 of last 10 on grass

Surface form

7.57 of last 10 on grass

Win streak

7.03-match win streak

Context

5.0Didn't play here last year

Defending pts

5.0Didn't play here last year

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Conditions

Weather forecast

14°CDrizzle

Wind 17 km/hHumidity 84%

Head to head

0–1

Date	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2024-07-01	Wimbledon	Q3	grass	Elias Ymer	7-6(3) 6-3 6-1

Statistics

Recent form

Shimabukuro S.Ymer E.

58%1st serve in+2%60%

72%1st serve points won+1%73%

54%2nd serve points won+4%50%

64%Service points won64%

36%Return points won+1%35%

65%Break points saved+2%63%

6.2Aces / match+1.25

2.3Double faults / match+0.42.7

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.