Yosuke Watanuki vs Sebastian Korda — Dallas CH Round of 64

Dallas CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2020
hard
Sebastian Korda
USA
Sebastian Korda
#63ATP
1809ELO
1765Hard ELO
$471kYTD
$9.0MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Watanuki Y.
6-3 7-5
Korda S.
Watanuki Y.
672
Korda S.
350

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Sebastian Korda 6-3 7-5 in the Dallas CH round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sebastian Korda came in ranked #63, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Yosuke Watanuki had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on hard. Yosuke Watanuki claimed a first win over Sebastian Korda in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-16Australian OpenR64hardSebastian Korda6-2 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Korda S.

Korda S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

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

Serve & return on hard

Watanuki Y.Korda S.
—
Serve
61
—
Return
58

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Watanuki Y.Korda S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.9
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Korda S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
98
Break points won·Dominant
20
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watanuki Y.Korda S.
Freshness·
94
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Rodionov J.
Kudla D.[5]
7-57-610
Semi-finals
Rodionov J.
Koepfer D.[3]
7-676-2
Kudla D.[5]
Gomez E.[10]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Gomez E.[10]
Wolf J.[15]
7-687-66
Koepfer D.[3]
Mcdonald M.[8]
5-76-36-2
Rodionov J.
Menezes J.
6-46-4
Kudla D.[5]
Tiafoe F.[1]
6-47-66
R16
Tiafoe F.[1]
Nakashima B.
3-67-627-5
Menezes J.
Klahn B.[9]
3-67-667-65
Rodionov J.
Mmoh M.
6-746-26-1
Koepfer D.[3]
Istomin D.[13]
7-646-3
Mcdonald M.[8]
Ofner S.[11]
6-36-4
Gomez E.[10]
Jung J.[7]
4-66-47-66
Wolf J.[15]
Watanuki Y.
6-47-5
Kudla D.[5]
Krueger M.[12]
4-66-36-4
R32
Gomez E.[10]
Cressy M.
6-34-66-3
Watanuki Y.
Schnur B.[4]
6-26-4
Tiafoe F.[1]
Vukic A.
4-67-676-4
Mmoh M.
Polansky P.[14]
6-36-2
Rodionov J.
Seppi A.[2]
6-36-4
Klahn B.[9]
Quiroz R.
7-666-4
Menezes J.
Oconnell C.[6]
3-66-47-67
Koepfer D.[3]
Bangoura S.
6-47-65
Istomin D.[13]
Tabilo A.
6-24-67-62
Ofner S.[11]
Blanch U.
6-36-4
Mcdonald M.[8]
Young D.
6-41-66-4
Jung J.[7]
King K.
7-646-4
Wolf J.[15]
Escobedo E.
7-676-3
Kudla D.[5]
Redlicki M.
6-27-62
Krueger M.[12]
Bellucci T.
6-776-47-69
Nakashima B.
Tomic B.[16]
6-26-3
R64
Redlicki M.
Novikov D.
6-46-3
Mmoh M.
Kovacevic A.
7-627-67
Quiroz R.
Reese H.
7-637-5
Vukic A.
Rubin N.
7-56-2
Rodionov J.
Cid R.
7-656-3
Menezes J.
Chappell N.
6-766-36-1
Bangoura S.
Galan D.
5-76-36-2
Tabilo A.
Torpegaard M.
6-46-3
Blanch U.
Zhu E.
6-46-3
Young D.
Kozlov S.
6-26-2
King K.
Popko D.
7-56-3
Cressy M.
Uchida K.
7-656-4
Escobedo E.
Oliveira G.
6-26-3
Watanuki Y.
Korda S.
6-37-5
Bellucci T.
Eubanks C.
1-66-27-62
Nakashima B.
Harrison R.
6-36-4