Tennis Predictionist
Live Predictions ATPWTA Tournaments 1 2 3 Players News
ATP Davis Cup - World Group I • PLAYED Sep 19, 2026

James Watt vs Sho Shimabukuro: Result & Final Score

James Watt James Watt World No. 950 · New Zealand New Zealand
Sho Shimabukuro Sho Shimabukuro World No. 109 · Japan Japan
FINAL · Shimabukuro 3-6 6-3 6-4
Final Sep 19, 2026 final score
James Watt James Watt 634
Sho Shimabukuro Sho Shimabukuro (winner) 366

Match Summary

How the match was won, set by set – the better number on each line is marked.

Sho Shimabukuro beat James Watt 3-6 6-3 6-4: 6 aces, 2 of 7 break points, 51% of all points.

Match
James Watt James Watt Statistic Sho Shimabukuro Sho Shimabukuro
21 Aces 6
2 Double Faults 3
80% 1st serve percentage 58%
47/64 73% 1st serve points won 41/46 89%
10/16 63% 2nd serve points won 18/33 55%
1/5 20% Break Points Converted 2/7 29%
5/7 71% Break Points Saved 4/5 80%
57/82 70% Service Points Won 60/84 71%
10/46 22% 1st return points won 18/64 28%
18/33 55% 2nd return points won 8/16 50%
24/84 29% Return Points Won 25/82 30%
81/166 49% Total Points Won 85/166 51%
12/14 86% Service games won 13/14 93%
1/14 7% Return games won 2/14 14%
13/28 46% Total games won 15/28 54%
0 Unforced errors 0
0 Winners 0
Set 1
James Watt James Watt Statistic Sho Shimabukuro Sho Shimabukuro
5 Aces 0
0 Double Faults 1
78% 1st serve percentage 61%
16/21 76% 1st serve points won 9/11 82%
5/6 83% 2nd serve points won 5/7 71%
1/1 100% Break Points Converted 0/3 0%
3/3 100% Break Points Saved 0/1 0%
21/27 78% Service Points Won 15/21 71%
2/11 18% 1st return points won 5/21 24%
3/7 43% 2nd return points won 1/6 17%
6/21 29% Return Points Won 6/27 22%
27/48 56% Total Points Won 21/48 44%
5/5 100% Service games won 3/4 75%
1/4 25% Return games won 0/5 0%
6/9 67% Total games won 3/9 33%
0 Unforced errors 0
0 Winners 0
Set 2
James Watt James Watt Statistic Sho Shimabukuro Sho Shimabukuro
10 Aces 3
1 Double Faults 2
88% 1st serve percentage 63%
15/23 65% 1st serve points won 14/15 93%
2/3 67% 2nd serve points won 6/9 67%
0/0 0% Break Points Converted 1/3 33%
2/3 67% Break Points Saved 0/0 0%
17/27 63% Service Points Won 20/26 77%
3/15 20% 1st return points won 8/23 35%
5/9 56% 2nd return points won 2/3 67%
6/26 23% Return Points Won 10/27 37%
23/53 43% Total Points Won 30/53 57%
3/4 75% Service games won 5/5 100%
0/5 0% Return games won 1/4 25%
3/9 33% Total games won 6/9 67%
0 Unforced errors 0
0 Winners 0
Set 3
James Watt James Watt Statistic Sho Shimabukuro Sho Shimabukuro
6 Aces 3
1 Double Faults 0
74% 1st serve percentage 54%
16/20 80% 1st serve points won 18/20 90%
3/7 43% 2nd serve points won 7/17 41%
0/4 0% Break Points Converted 1/1 100%
0/1 0% Break Points Saved 4/4 100%
19/28 68% Service Points Won 25/37 68%
5/20 25% 1st return points won 5/20 25%
10/17 59% 2nd return points won 5/7 71%
12/37 32% Return Points Won 9/28 32%
31/65 48% Total Points Won 34/65 52%
4/5 80% Service games won 5/5 100%
0/5 0% Return games won 1/5 20%
4/10 40% Total games won 6/10 60%
0 Unforced errors 0
0 Winners 0

Players

Ranking, season record, form and the basics side by side.

Players side by side
James Watt James Watt Fact Sho Shimabukuro Sho Shimabukuro
No. 950 Current ranking No. 109
23 Ranking points 577
8–9 2026 record 30–27
LWLWL Last 5 matches WLLLL
26 Age 29
Not on record Height 183 cm
New Zealand New Zealand Country Japan Japan

Past Match-ups

Their most recent completed meetings, latest first.

Head-to-head record not fetched yet.

News & Insights

What is happening around James Watt vs Sho Shimabukuro - headlines from our approved sources, links go to the source.

No headlines about this match from our sources yet - stories land here as soon as they are published.