Yosuke Watanuki vs James DuckworthPalo Alto CH Quarter-final

Palo Alto CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2023
hard
#74ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$485kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
Watanuki Y.
6-1 6-3
Duckworth J.
Watanuki Y.
662
Duckworth J.
130

Yosuke Watanuki defeated James Duckworth 6-1 6-3 in the Palo Alto CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #74.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Duckworth J.

Duckworth J.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Duckworth J.
Serve
25
Return
13

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
55%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.2
7.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
52
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
97
Break points won·Clear edge
20
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1531
Surface ELO
5.6+62 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1541
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1628
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
6.5
Surface form
4.8
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
7.7
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Freshness·Even
94
91

Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Duckworth J.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast