Vasek Pospisil vs Yosuke Watanuki — Busan CH Semi-final

Busan CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
CAN3
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
hard
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Pospisil V.
6-3 3-6 6-4
Watanuki Y.
Pospisil V.
6362
Watanuki Y.
3641

Vasek Pospisil defeated Yosuke Watanuki 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Busan CH semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Vasek Pospisil came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Vasek Pospisil extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Vasek Pospisil closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-02TokyoQ1hardVasek Pospisil7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Pospisil V.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Watanuki Y.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

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

Statistics

This season
Pospisil V.Watanuki Y.
1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
9.9
8.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pospisil V.Watanuki Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
49
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
89
Break points won·Clear edge
7
20
Deciding sets·Even
62
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pospisil V.Watanuki 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