Yosuke Watanuki vs Yuta Shimizu — Yokohama CH Final

Yokohama CH · CHALLENGER · Final
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN1
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 November 2023
hard
JPN
Yuta Shimizu
#371ATP
1446ELO
1417Hard ELO
27 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLWWLWW
Watanuki Y.
7-6 6-4
Shimizu Y.
Watanuki Y.
7762
Shimizu Y.
6540

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Yuta Shimizu 7-6 6-4 in the Yokohama CH final on hard. The result followed the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in ranked #305, defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Shimizu Y.

Shimizu Y.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Shimizu Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Shimizu Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
24
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
65
Break points won·Slight edge
20
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
31
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
58

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watanuki Y.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Shimizu Y.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.0+114 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1417
7.1Overall Elo 1541
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1446
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
4.2
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.9
Minutes 14d
6.1
7.0
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
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.Shimizu Y.
Freshness·Clear edge
94
75

Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Shimizu Y.: played today · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Watanuki Y.[1]
Shimizu Y.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Shimizu Y.
Uchiyama Y.
W/O
Watanuki Y.[1]
Mmoh M.[3]
6-46-726-0
Quarter-finals
Uchiyama Y.
Tu L.
7-617-5
Shimizu Y.
Wong C.
7-676-717-64
Watanuki Y.[1]
Fonio G.
3-66-26-1
Mmoh M.[3]
Nardi L.[6]
7-662-66-4
R16
Wong C.
Duckworth J.[4]
W/O
Fonio G.
Riedi L.[8]
4-67-646-4
Shimizu Y.
Polmans M.[7]
6-46-4
Mmoh M.[3]
Blancaneaux G.
6-45-77-63
Watanuki Y.[1]
Erhard M.
6-46-3
Nardi L.[6]
Ivanovski K.
6-26-4
Uchiyama Y.
Hong S.
2-66-46-4
Tu L.
Martin A.
2-66-47-5
R32
Watanuki Y.[1]
Hsu Y.
6-36-3
Hong S.
Rodionov J.[2]
7-667-66
Wong C.
Celikbilek A.
2-66-36-2
Mmoh M.[3]
Echargui M.
6-16-2
Duckworth J.[4]
Kolar Z.
6-26-746-2
Uchiyama Y.
Imamura M.
6-16-1
Tu L.
Sakamoto R.
6-46-3
Martin A.
Nakagawa N.
7-651-66-2
Blancaneaux G.
Jasika O.
6-46-716-3
Riedi L.[8]
Noguchi R.
6-26-2
Fonio G.
Holmgren A.
6-46-1
Erhard M.
Sinclair C.
6-36-2
Ivanovski K.
Bergs Z.
6-15-76-2
Polmans M.[7]
Ilkel C.
6-16-0
Shimizu Y.
Jung J.
6-47-5