Tatsuma Ito vs Yosuke Watanuki — Kobe CH Final

Kobe CH · CHALLENGER · Final
JPN2
Tatsuma Ito
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
hard
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN7
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Ito T.
3-6 7-5 6-3
Watanuki Y.
Ito T.
3762
Watanuki Y.
6531

Tatsuma Ito defeated Yosuke Watanuki 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the Kobe CH final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Tatsuma Ito claimed a first win over Yosuke Watanuki in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-01TokyoQ2hardYosuke Watanuki6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ito T.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Watanuki Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ito T.

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
Ito T.Watanuki Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
8.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ito T.Watanuki Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
24
52
Break points saved·Dominant
61
89
Break points won·Slight edge
9
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
43
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ito T.Watanuki Y.
Freshness·
—
94

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Ito T.[2]
Watanuki Y.[7]
3-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Watanuki Y.[7]
Nishioka Y.[1]
6-04-67-5
Ito T.[2]
Uchiyama Y.[6]
4-66-06-4
Quarter-finals
Uchiyama Y.[6]
Moriya H.[3]
6-36-2
Nishioka Y.[1]
Kwon S.[8]
6-13-66-4
Ito T.[2]
Chung Y.
6-26-3
Watanuki Y.[7]
Soeda G.[4]
6-46-4
R16
Soeda G.[4]
Harris A.
6-37-5
Chung Y.
Ly N.
6-46-2
Moriya H.[3]
Samper Montana J.
3-67-56-3
Kwon S.[8]
Santillan A.
6-25-77-63
Uchiyama Y.[6]
Wu T.
7-606-3
Watanuki Y.[7]
Oliveira G.
7-56-0
Ito T.[2]
Shimizu Y.
7-666-1
Nishioka Y.[1]
Vukic A.
6-27-62
R32
Watanuki Y.[7]
Li Z.
4-4
Oliveira G.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-36-4
Chung Y.
Sels J.
7-637-63
Ito T.[2]
Wu D.
6-46-3
Shimizu Y.
Zhang Z.
6-17-5
Ly N.
Nam J.
6-747-696-2
Moriya H.[3]
Kim C.
6-07-60
Wu T.
Ehara H.
6-36-2
Uchiyama Y.[6]
Imai S.
3-66-36-2
Kwon S.[8]
Tokuda R.
6-31-66-1
Samper Montana J.
Sekiguchi S.
6-46-1
Santillan A.
Ochi M.
6-37-66
Harris A.
Hazawa S.
6-33-66-3
Soeda G.[4]
Uesugi K.
6-36-1
Nishioka Y.[1]
Echargui M.
7-56-1
Vukic A.
Sinclair C.
6-16-1