Hiroki Moriya vs Yosuke WatanukiLoughborough CH Semi-final

Loughborough CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#507ATP
1353ELO
1321Hard ELO
35 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2018
hard
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Moriya H.
7-6 6-2
Watanuki Y.
Moriya H.
71062
Watanuki Y.
6820

Hiroki Moriya defeated Yosuke Watanuki 7-6 6-2 in the Loughborough CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in ranked #305, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Hiroki Moriya claimed a first win over Yosuke Watanuki in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Hiroki Moriya closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-09-26SeoulQ2hardYosuke Watanuki3-6 7-6(3) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Moriya H.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Watanuki Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Moriya H.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
54%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.8
8.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
1
52
Break points saved·Dominant
35
89
Break points won·Slight edge
9
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
5
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
56
94

Moriya H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 84 games (7d) · Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast