Yosuke Watanuki vs Steve Johnson — Palo Alto CH Round of 32

Palo Alto CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN2
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2023
hard
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watanuki Y.
7-5 5-7 6-4
Johnson S.
Watanuki Y.
7562
Johnson S.
5741

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Steve Johnson 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the Palo Alto CH round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson 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

Statistics

This season
Watanuki Y.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.2
7.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
97
Break points won·Slight edge
20
10
Deciding sets·Even
61
64
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.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Johnson S.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
9.1
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
5.3
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
Watanuki Y.Johnson S.
Freshness·
94
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Lestienne C.[4]
Nava E.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Nava E.
Boyer T.
2-67-646-1
Lestienne C.[4]
Watanuki Y.[2]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Watanuki Y.[2]
Duckworth J.[6]
6-16-3
Lestienne C.[4]
Gojo B.[5]
6-26-2
Nava E.
Kovacevic A.[7]
7-627-64
Boyer T.
Mmoh M.[3]
7-57-65
R16
Watanuki Y.[2]
Moreno De Alboran N.
7-56-3
Gojo B.[5]
Michelsen A.
4-66-47-63
Mmoh M.[3]
Svrcina D.
6-46-3
Kovacevic A.[7]
Andreev A.
7-56-3
Boyer T.
Shimabukuro S.
7-57-68
Nava E.
Gaio F.
6-46-4
Lestienne C.[4]
Cozbinov A.
6-26-2
Duckworth J.[6]
Walton A.
6-36-4
R32
Moreno De Alboran N.
Chappell N.
3-66-36-4
Duckworth J.[6]
Olivieri G.
6-26-3
Lestienne C.[4]
Sweeny D.
2-67-667-612
Shimabukuro S.
Tirante T.[8]
6-16-3
Nava E.
Quinn E.
6-16-2
Kovacevic A.[7]
Kudla D.
6-36-2
Michelsen A.
Hong S.
4-66-26-0
Cozbinov A.
Verdasco F.
6-16-3
Walton A.
Svajda Z.
6-26-2
Gojo B.[5]
Kukushkin M.
7-57-61
Svrcina D.
Jung J.
6-46-2
Watanuki Y.[2]
Johnson S.
7-55-76-4
Andreev A.
Banerjee S.
5-76-26-4
Mmoh M.[3]
Krueger M.
6-26-3
Gaio F.
Markes C.
3-66-36-4
Boyer T.
Klahn B.
6-37-62