Yosuke Watanuki vs James Mccabe — Gwangju CH Round of 32

Gwangju CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN
Yosuke Watanuki
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 April 2025
hard
AUS8
James Mccabe
#242ATP
1532ELO
1481Hard ELO
23 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Watanuki Y.
7-6 6-3
Mccabe J.
Watanuki Y.
71462
Mccabe J.
61230

Yosuke Watanuki defeated James Mccabe 7-6 6-3 in the Gwangju CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Mccabe came in ranked #242, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mccabe J.

Mccabe J.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Mccabe J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Even
8.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watanuki Y.Mccabe J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
37
Break points saved·Even
89
85
Break points won·Slight edge
20
9
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
12

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watanuki Y.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Mccabe J.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.2+49 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.8Hard Elo 1481
6.2Overall Elo 1541
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1532
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
4.7
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.9
Minutes 14d
8.8
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
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.Mccabe J.
Freshness·Even
94
95

Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Mccabe J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kubler J.
Kachmazov A.
7-56-776-3
Semi-finals
Kubler J.
Schoolkate T.[4]
7-56-4
Kachmazov A.
Watanuki Y.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kachmazov A.
Jasika O.
6-46-2
Watanuki Y.
Holt B.[3]
7-57-62
Kubler J.
Grenier H.
6-26-1
Schoolkate T.[4]
Chung H.
6-36-1
R16
Grenier H.
Uchiyama Y.
W/O
Kubler J.
Walton A.[1]
6-46-1
Jasika O.
Escoffier A.
4-67-56-1
Schoolkate T.[4]
Simakin I.
6-46-2
Holt B.[3]
Park U.
3-66-37-65
Chung H.
Trotter J.[6]
6-27-61
Watanuki Y.
Monday J.
6-36-776-4
Kachmazov A.
Noguchi R.
7-636-4
R32
Walton A.[1]
Sharipov M.
6-36-2
Trotter J.[6]
Durasovic V.
6-756-46-3
Watanuki Y.
Mccabe J.[8]
7-6126-3
Monday J.
Svajda Z.
6-26-4
Escoffier A.
Eubanks C.[2]
6-36-4
Kachmazov A.
Atmane T.[7]
7-610-0
Grenier H.
Tu L.[5]
6-46-2
Kubler J.
Kwon S.
6-36-4
Uchiyama Y.
Uchida K.
7-53-66-4
Simakin I.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-26-3
Jasika O.
Zhou Y.
7-624-66-2
Chung H.
Lestienne C.
6-16-4
Park U.
Chung Y.
4-66-36-4
Holt B.[3]
Hsu Y.
6-36-0
Schoolkate T.[4]
Sakamoto R.
7-647-5
Noguchi R.
Shimabukuro S.
6-46-0