Yosuke Watanuki vs Yen Hsun Lu — Busan CH Round of 32

Busan CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
hard
TPE5
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Watanuki Y.
6-1 6-2
Lu Y.
Watanuki Y.
662
Lu Y.
120

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-1 6-2 in the Busan CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Yosuke Watanuki had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Serve advantage — Watanuki Y.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Watanuki Y.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
77%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
32%
Break points saved·Clear edge
60%
48%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
34
Break points saved·Even
89
88
Break points won·Slight edge
20
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
32

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watanuki Y.Lu Y.
Freshness·
94
—

Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Ebden M.[1]
Pospisil V.[3]
7-646-1
Semi-finals
Pospisil V.[3]
Watanuki Y.
6-33-66-4
Ebden M.[1]
Peliwo F.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Ebden M.[1]
Jung J.[8]
6-26-2
Pospisil V.[3]
Giron M.
3-66-26-4
Peliwo F.
Mcdonald M.[6]
2-66-37-66
Watanuki Y.
Zhang Z.
4-66-46-1
R16
Pospisil V.[3]
Purcell M.
6-26-3
Giron M.
Soeda G.[7]
6-46-4
Mcdonald M.[6]
Uchida K.
7-646-3
Peliwo F.
Lee D.
4-66-26-4
Zhang Z.
Bhambri Y.[2]
6-46-3
Watanuki Y.
Smith J.
7-6116-4
Ebden M.[1]
Ito T.
4-67-611-0
Jung J.[8]
Li Z.
7-615-76-1
R32
Zhang Z.
Kelly D.
6-16-4
Purcell M.
Na J.
6-46-1
Giron M.
Kim Y.
6-36-3
Ito T.
Uchiyama Y.
2-67-696-4
Bhambri Y.[2]
Nishioka Y.
3-67-663-0
Mcdonald M.[6]
Schnur B.
2-66-26-1
Peliwo F.
Sela D.[4]
6-16-4
Ebden M.[1]
Chung Y.
6-33-66-3
Lee D.
Takahashi Y.
6-26-1
Jung J.[8]
Moriya H.
6-16-1
Smith J.
Hong S.
6-26-4
Uchida K.
Oh C.
6-16-4
Soeda G.[7]
Statham J.
6-36-3
Li Z.
Wu D.
6-43-66-1
Pospisil V.[3]
Banes M.
6-726-17-5
Watanuki Y.
Lu Y.[5]
6-16-2