ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Nottingham
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimabukuro
💥 Big Hitter
Kovacevic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 8,421 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Sho Shimabukuro plays Aleksandar Kovacevic.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shimabukuro | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | 7–12 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.97 |
| ROI % | +1.8% | +4.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.28u | +0.83u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
1
Shimabukuro
2
Kovacevic
Jun 12, 2023
Nottingham
G Grass · Round of 32
Sep 24, 2022
Seoul
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 20, 2022
Indianapolis
H Hard · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimabukuro has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Kovacevic's 30%).
| Opponent | Shimabukuro | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Tiafoe | L 46 57 | L 46 63 67 |
| Nick Kyrgios | W 46 76 64 | W 63 64 |
| Quentin Halys | W 64 62 | W 62 36 63 |
| Rafael Jodar | L 26 46 | L 16 06 46 |
| Marcos Giron | L 36 57 | L 26 63 46 |
| Rinky Hijikata | W 64 64 | L 46 26 |
| Adam Walton | W 63 64 | W 76 76 |
| Zachary Svajda | L 46 16 | L 67 36 |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | L 76 36 67 | L 46 61 67 |
| Bernard Tomic | W 63 63 | L 67 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Shimabukuro | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59% | 62.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 76.5% | 73.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 54.6% | 54.6% |
| Aces / Match | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.8% | 60.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.6% | 28.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.9% | 51.4% |
| BP Converted % | 50.2% | 45.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24.2 | 27.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 21.5 | 26.7 |
| Net Pts Won % | 74.8% | 60.1% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.5% | 51.7% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 83% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
HSBC Championships · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
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BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Francisco Cerundolo
HSBC Championships · Round of 32
Jun 9
Rafael Jodar
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Ignacio Buse
Bitpanda Hamburg Open · Semifinals
May 22
Matchup overview
Sho Shimabukuro and Aleksandar Kovacevic face off in the Round of 32 at Nottingham on Grass.
Sho Shimabukuro leads 1-2 over 3 previous meetings.
Sho Shimabukuro is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Frances Tiafoe (Jun 17).
Aleksandar Kovacevic is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (Jun 14).
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