Yosuke Watanuki vs Yi ZhouWuxi CH Round of 32

Wuxi CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2025
hard
#236ATP
1456ELO
1445Hard ELO
21 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWW
Watanuki Y.
1-6 7-6 6-4
Zhou Y.
Watanuki Y.
17762
Zhou Y.
66341

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Yi Zhou 1-6 7-6 6-4 in the Wuxi CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yi Zhou came in ranked #236, defending last year's round of 32.

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 Zhou Y.

Zhou Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
13
Break points saved·Even
89
87
Break points won·Slight edge
20
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
1
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
14

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+86 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Hard Elo 1445
6.5Overall Elo 1541
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1456
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
5.8
Surface form
1.5
Win streak
0.0Lost last 6
Fatigue & Travel
2.3
Minutes 14d
7.5
4.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Freshness·Clear edge
91
76

Watanuki Y.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Zhou Y.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 65 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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