Yosuke Watanuki vs Pavel Kotov — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 2

Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN13
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1480Clay ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023
clay
Pavel Kotov
RUS10
Pavel Kotov
#246ATP
1597ELO
1529Clay ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
Watanuki Y.
6-7 6-3 7-6
Kotov P.
Watanuki Y.
676772
Kotov P.
793631

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Pavel Kotov 6-7 6-3 7-6 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 2 on clay. Yosuke Watanuki extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-24DubaiQ1hardPavel Kotov6-3 6-3
2024-10-02Shanghai MastersR128hardYosuke Watanuki6-7(6) 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Kotov P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Even serve battle

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.Kotov P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 183). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Kotov P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
94
Break points won·Slight edge
20
13
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
82
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watanuki Y.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kotov P.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.9Clay Elo 1480
Surface ELO
5.1+49 Clay Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1541
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1597
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
6.9
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.7
3-set count
0.0
8.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Watanuki Y.Kotov P.
Freshness·
94
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 48%
Q2
Cecchinato M.[2]
Zeppieri G.[19]
7-656-4
Gojo B.[11]
Piros Z.[23]
7-666-2
Shevchenko A.[6]
Cerundolo J.[18]
7-656-4
Rodionov J.[15]
Altmaier D.[4]
6-46-3
Karatsev A.[22]
Struff J.[1]
6-46-2
Safiullin R.[9]
Ofner S.[16]
6-47-64
Vavassori A.
Meligeni Alves F.
6-37-612
Arnaldi M.[8]
Fils A.[17]
3-66-36-2
Grenier H.[21]
Rincon D.
6-36-746-2
Hanfmann Y.[12]
Cazaux A.
6-26-4
Watanuki Y.[13]
Kotov P.[10]
6-776-37-63
Paire B.
Uchida K.
3-66-36-4
Q1
Paire B.
Passaro F.[20]
3-67-646-2
Struff J.[1]
Nardi L.
7-56-4
Altmaier D.[4]
Balazs A.
6-16-1
Safiullin R.[9]
Sousa J.
6-26-2
Kotov P.[10]
Coppejans K.
6-43-67-66
Shevchenko A.[6]
Bellier A.
7-687-64
Fils A.[17]
Bennani R.
6-26-2
Watanuki Y.[13]
Delbonis F.
6-47-65
Ofner S.[16]
Ymer E.
6-36-1
Cerundolo J.[18]
Tseng C.
6-36-4
Vavassori A.
Virtanen O.[14]
6-16-756-2
Meligeni Alves F.
Van Assche L.[3]
6-37-64
Piros Z.[23]
Andujar P.
3-66-16-2
Zeppieri G.[19]
Kovalik J.
6-44-66-4
Karatsev A.[22]
Brancaccio R.
6-46-0
Arnaldi M.[8]
Misolic F.
6-16-4
Cecchinato M.[2]
Skatov T.
3-66-26-3
Gojo B.[11]
Choinski J.
6-36-2
Hanfmann Y.[12]
Marterer M.
6-26-4
Grenier H.[21]
Klein L.
6-766-36-4
Rodionov J.[15]
Lokoli L.
2-66-26-4
Rincon D.
Daniel T.[7]
6-15-76-2
Cazaux A.
Martinez P.[24]
4-66-27-66
Uchida K.
Muller A.[5]
6-47-61