Yosuke Watanuki vs Miomir KecmanovicNingbo CH Round of 32

Ningbo CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#294ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2017
hard
#50ATP
1768ELO
1709Hard ELO
$756kYTD
$9.0MCAREER
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWW
Watanuki Y.
4-6 6-2 7-6
Kecmanovic M.
Watanuki Y.
46772
Kecmanovic M.
62651

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6 6-2 7-6 in the Ningbo CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Miomir Kecmanovic came in ranked #50, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Yosuke Watanuki claimed a first win over Miomir Kecmanovic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-15Australian OpenR128hardMiomir Kecmanovic4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
2018-09-24ChengduQ1hardMiomir Kecmanovic6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kecmanovic M.

Kecmanovic M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

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

Serve & return on hard

Watanuki Y.Kecmanovic M.
Serve
34
Return
45

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
98
Break points won·Dominant
20
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
56
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
69

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
88
94

Watanuki Y.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Kecmanovic M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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