Yosuke Watanuki vs Go Soeda — Kobe CH Quarter-final

Kobe CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN7
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
hard
JPN4
Go Soeda
41 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWW
Watanuki Y.
6-4 6-4
Soeda G.
Watanuki Y.
662
Soeda G.
440

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Go Soeda 6-4 6-4 in the Kobe CH quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Yosuke Watanuki extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Yosuke Watanuki edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonQ2grassYosuke Watanuki7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Soeda G.

Soeda G.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Soeda G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 182). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Soeda G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
23
Break points saved·Dominant
89
61
Break points won·Slight edge
20
14
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
26

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watanuki Y.Soeda G.
Freshness·
91
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Watanuki Y.: 10 days rest · 3 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