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·500·GrassFrances Tiafoe defeated Sho Shimabukuro 6-4, 7-5 — Halle Open 2026 R16.
Frances Tiafoe and Sho Shimabukuro: Frances Tiafoe leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
The second serve settled it: Tiafoe won 56% of those points to Shimabukuro's 38%, and the gap held even after Shimabukuro broke to lead the second set. Tiafoe broke straight back in game 7, then again at 5-5 to close it. Shimabukuro's five double faults — three in the second set — undid him. Next up: Felix Auger-Aliassime.