Yosuke Watanuki vs Seong Chan Hong — Shanghai Masters Qualifying Round 2

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#294ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
hard
KOR19
Seong Chan Hong
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLL
Watanuki Y.
6-2 7-5
Hong S.
Watanuki Y.
672
Hong S.
250

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Seong Chan Hong 6-2 7-5 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Yosuke Watanuki extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonQ1grassYosuke Watanuki7-6(4) 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hong S.

Hong S.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.Hong S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Hong S.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
77
Break points won·Slight edge
20
30
Deciding sets·Even
61
65
Tiebreaks·Even
81
80

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watanuki Y.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Hong S.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
6.6
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
9.2
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.Hong S.
Freshness·
90
—

Watanuki Y.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 50%
Q2
Vukic A.[2]
Krueger M.[20]
6-46-4
Shapovalov D.[6]
Shimabukuro S.[24]
4-63-1
Evans D.
Bolt A.
6-21-67-5
Ramanathan R.
Sun F.
6-26-4
Diallo G.[9]
Trungelliti M.[16]
6-37-5
Atmane T.[23]
Walton A.[3]
6-746-46-4
Bellucci M.[7]
Karatsev A.[17]
7-636-1
Zhukayev B.
Harris B.[8]
7-52-66-4
Svajda Z.[14]
Bai Y.
6-26-2
Watanuki Y.
Hong S.[19]
6-27-5
Gerasimov E.
Moro Canas A.[22]
6-736-37-66
Tu L.
Xiao L.
6-26-2
Q1
Vukic A.[2]
Cressy M.
6-47-63
Zhukayev B.
Van Wyk K.
6-36-2
Diallo G.[9]
Hassan B.
6-07-63
Atmane T.[23]
Te R.
6-47-62
Svajda Z.[14]
Wu T.
6-06-1
Sun F.
Coric B.[4]
6-756-17-69
Gerasimov E.
Marterer M.[10]
7-644-66-3
Trungelliti M.[16]
Cui J.
6-46-2
Shapovalov D.[6]
Hsu Y.
6-36-3
Ramanathan R.
Blanchet U.[18]
6-44-66-4
Karatsev A.[17]
Dougaz A.
6-726-46-4
Bai Y.
Tseng C.[12]
6-43-67-5
Watanuki Y.
Virtanen O.[11]
6-746-26-0
Krueger M.[20]
Svrcina D.
7-57-5
Hong S.[19]
Marchenko I.
7-656-4
Shimabukuro S.[24]
Yevseyev D.
6-766-46-1
Tu L.
Kukushkin M.[5]
7-54-2
Evans D.
Uchiyama Y.[15]
6-756-16-4
Harris B.[8]
Ursu V.
6-26-4
Bolt A.
Hanfmann Y.[1]
7-616-4
Xiao L.
Mochizuki S.[21]
6-26-3
Moro Canas A.[22]
Kachmazov A.
6-36-2
Walton A.[3]
Kasnikowski M.
6-17-68
Bellucci M.[7]
Shimizu Y.
7-57-62