Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs Yosuke Watanuki — Australian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
IND
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gunneswaran P.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Watanuki Y.
Gunneswaran P.
65662
Watanuki Y.
77441

Prajnesh Gunneswaran defeated Yosuke Watanuki 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Prajnesh Gunneswaran came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Prajnesh Gunneswaran extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenQ3hardPrajnesh Gunneswaran6-7(5) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Gunneswaran P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Watanuki Y.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Gunneswaran P.

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
Gunneswaran P.Watanuki Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
8.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gunneswaran P.Watanuki Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
24
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
89
Break points won·Slight edge
14
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
37
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gunneswaran P.Watanuki Y.
Freshness·
—
91

Watanuki Y.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Sakharov G.
Smyczek T.
3-66-36-4
Ito T.
Sonego L.
7-660-67-63
Eubanks C.
Martinez P.
6-36-3
Fratangelo B.
Zhang Z.
6-747-616-1
Evans D.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-3
Laaksonen H.
Domingues J.
7-646-2
Gunneswaran P.
Watanuki Y.
6-756-46-4
Travaglia S.
Coppejans K.
6-46-2
Molleker R.
Otte O.
4-66-47-5
Kokkinakis T.
Polansky P.
6-46-4
Harris L.
Brown D.
6-17-610
Vanni L.
Moriya H.
6-26-2
Krueger M.
Trungelliti M.
6-35-76-4
Troicki V.
King D.
6-23-66-3
Majchrzak K.
Moraing M.
6-36-2
Kecmanovic M.
Monteiro T.
6-26-1
Q2
Molleker R.
Ramanathan R.
5-77-57-66
Smyczek T.
Krstin P.
6-36-2
King D.
Vatutin A.
6-34-66-2
Troicki V.
Rosol L.
7-636-1
Otte O.
Londero J.
6-26-2
Moraing M.
Baldi F.
6-23-66-3
Coppejans K.
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-23-66-3
Majchrzak K.
Rubin N.
7-56-1
Kecmanovic M.
Janvier M.
6-47-65
Monteiro T.
Barrere G.
6-36-3
Krueger M.
Menendez Maceiras A.
3-66-37-5
Trungelliti M.
Ward J.
6-43-66-3
Vanni L.
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-63
Moriya H.
Jung J.
6-26-3
Brown D.
Arevalo M.
2-66-46-2
Harris L.
Koepfer D.
7-56-3
Ito T.
Kuhn N.
6-36-3
Sonego L.
Sugita Y.
6-16-2
Zhang Z.
Berankis R.
2-66-26-3
Kokkinakis T.
Ofner S.
6-47-64
Fratangelo B.
Napolitano S.
4-66-37-64
Lorenzi P.
Paul T.
7-644-66-3
Travaglia S.
Soeda G.
3-66-37-5
Martinez P.
Nedovyesov A.
4-67-646-1
Evans D.
Rodionov J.
6-43-67-5
Laaksonen H.
Kamke T.
3-66-36-3
Domingues J.
Ilkel C.
6-746-36-4
Gunneswaran P.
Lopez Perez E.
6-36-3
Watanuki Y.
Bachinger M.
7-652-66-3
Eubanks C.
Auger Aliassime F.
7-646-3
Polansky P.
Rola B.
6-26-766-3
Sakharov G.
Hemery C.
6-43-66-3
Q1
Berankis R.
Purcell M.
6-16-2
Baldi F.
Maden Y.
7-56-3
Barrere G.
Lee D.
6-36-2
Rosol L.
Bellucci T.
2-66-36-4
Sonego L.
Clarke J.
6-26-3
Sugita Y.
Giustino L.
7-612-66-4
Kamke T.
Bagnis F.
6-46-3
Laaksonen H.
Ruud C.
6-26-4
Troicki V.
Mahut N.
6-26-4
Kuhn N.
Robert S.
6-47-64
Ito T.
Bolelli S.
6-33-66-3
Auger Aliassime F.
De Greef A.
6-27-61
Vatutin A.
Horansky F.
7-57-5
King D.
Baghdatis M.
6-44-66-3
Menendez Maceiras A.
Harrison C.
6-42-66-4
Eubanks C.
Moutet C.
2-66-16-4
Monteiro T.
Vukic A.
3-67-656-3
Martinez P.
Arnaboldi A.
6-36-3
Nedovyesov A.
Novak D.
7-636-0
Zhang Z.
Brands D.
7-666-1
Napolitano S.
Donati M.
6-47-64
Fratangelo B.
Griekspoor T.
6-47-5
Krueger M.
Gaio F.
7-624-67-5
Ward J.
Banes M.
3-66-16-2
Trungelliti M.
Krawietz K.
6-46-2
Stakhovsky S.
De Schepper K.
6-34-66-3
Vanni L.
Giannessi A.
6-46-4
Moriya H.
Hijikata R.
7-642-66-3
Jung J.
Moroni G.
3-66-17-67
Brown D.
Berlocq C.
3-66-17-5
Arevalo M.
Hoang A.
7-616-4
Koepfer D.
Ellis B.
3-66-06-3
Harris L.
Kolar Z.
6-26-1
Kokkinakis T.
Safwat M.
6-27-64
Ofner S.
Uchiyama Y.
7-667-68
Rola B.
Pavlasek A.
7-56-3
Polansky P.
Escobedo E.
6-43-66-4
Ramanathan R.
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
6-36-2
Molleker R.
Clezar G.
7-6107-66
Otte O.
Caruso S.
6-37-63
Londero J.
Robredo T.
7-57-5
Travaglia S.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Soeda G.
Korda S.
6-16-2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-57-64
Coppejans K.
Bemelmans R.
7-56-4
Sakharov G.
Halys Q.
6-26-4
Hemery C.
Crnokrak A.
7-647-61
Krstin P.
Milojevic N.
4-66-47-67
Smyczek T.
Lacko L.
6-44-67-69
Bachinger M.
Smith J.
7-56-3
Watanuki Y.
Kwon S.
7-56-4
Lopez Perez E.
Young D.
5-76-16-2
Lorenzi P.
Galan D.
6-46-2
Gunneswaran P.
Galovic V.
6-46-4
Domingues J.
Lestienne C.
6-46-4
Ilkel C.
Gerasimov E.
3-66-37-616
Paul T.
Cid R.
6-46-3
Rodionov J.
Bublik A.
7-53-66-3
Janvier M.
Aragone J.
5-76-06-4
Kecmanovic M.
Quinzi G.
6-43-66-3
Rubin N.
Santillan A.
6-46-3
Evans D.
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-3
Majchrzak K.
Schnur B.
6-46-3
Moraing M.
Saville L.
6-47-5