Yosuke Watanuki vs Ernesto Escobedo — Cleveland CH Semi-final

Cleveland CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2020
hard
MEX9
Ernesto Escobedo
#1650ATP
30 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Watanuki Y.
6-4 6-4
Escobedo E.
Watanuki Y.
662
Escobedo E.
440

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Ernesto Escobedo 6-4 6-4 in the Cleveland CH semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in ranked #305, leading the head-to-head 1–0. 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
2022-02-07DallasQ1hardYosuke Watanuki6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Escobedo E.

Escobedo E.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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

Statistics

This season
Watanuki Y.Escobedo E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Escobedo E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
84
Break points won·Slight edge
20
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
16
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watanuki Y.Escobedo E.
Freshness·
94
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Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Torpegaard M.[12]
Watanuki Y.
6-31-66-1
Semi-finals
Watanuki Y.
Escobedo E.[9]
6-46-4
Torpegaard M.[12]
Bellucci T.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Bellucci T.
Blancaneaux G.
4-66-36-4
Watanuki Y.
Blanch U.
7-57-5
Torpegaard M.[12]
Sarmiento R.
6-46-4
Escobedo E.[9]
Kudla D.[1]
6-747-666-4
R16
Torpegaard M.[12]
Mmoh M.[8]
7-634-67-60
Blancaneaux G.
Harrison R.
6-33-66-2
Blanch U.
Cressy M.
7-665-77-64
Watanuki Y.
Mansouri S.
6-46-3
Escobedo E.[9]
Tabilo A.[5]
6-46-3
Bellucci T.
Wolf J.[6]
6-36-4
Kudla D.[1]
Korda S.[15]
6-16-3
Sarmiento R.
Aragone J.
6-47-5
R32
Watanuki Y.
Rinderknech A.[13]
7-656-3
Mmoh M.[8]
Nakashima B.
7-626-2
Aragone J.
Oconnell C.[2]
7-656-2
Sarmiento R.
Nam J.[16]
6-36-2
Blancaneaux G.
Kamke T.[14]
6-17-62
Bellucci T.
Cid R.[10]
6-26-4
Cressy M.
Menezes J.[7]
6-47-66
Blanch U.
Menendez Maceiras A.[11]
7-56-3
Mansouri S.
Popko D.[4]
6-36-4
Tabilo A.[5]
Bangoura S.
6-46-1
Escobedo E.[9]
Clezar G.
6-36-4
Harrison R.
Ofner S.[3]
6-36-726-3
Torpegaard M.[12]
Kovacevic A.
6-26-3
Wolf J.[6]
Rodionov J.
4-66-37-5
Kudla D.[1]
Quiroz R.
7-56-4
Korda S.[15]
Young D.
6-36-2
R64
Young D.
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-43-66-3
Clezar G.
Smith J.
6-32-67-63
Rodionov J.
Hopper J.
6-26-1
Cressy M.
Saville L.
6-36-4
Mansouri S.
Oliveira G.
7-57-64
Bangoura S.
Chappell N.
6-46-3
Aragone J.
Hidalgo D.
6-46-3
Nakashima B.
Redlicki M.
6-47-63
Harrison R.
Altamirano C.
6-47-65
Blancaneaux G.
Redlicki M.
4-66-36-0
Bellucci T.
Roelofse R.
7-646-3
Watanuki Y.
Vukic A.
6-37-5
Quiroz R.
Guinard M.
7-56-1
Kovacevic A.
King K.
3-66-46-2
Sarmiento R.
Brown A.
6-46-2
Blanch U.
Kirkov V.
6-26-3