Yosuke Watanuki vs Alexander BlockxBirmingham CH Round of 32

Birmingham CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#305ATP
1541ELO
1537Grass ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
#37ATP
1906ELO
1698Grass ELO
$901kYTD
$1.8MCAREER
21 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Watanuki Y.
6-4 6-4
Blockx A.
Watanuki Y.
662
Blockx A.
440

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Alexander Blockx 6-4 6-4 in the Birmingham CH round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Blockx came in ranked #37. Yosuke Watanuki extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Yosuke Watanuki edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-03-20Miami MastersQ1hardYosuke Watanuki3-6 6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Watanuki Y.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Blockx A.

Blockx A.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
97
Break points won·Slight edge
20
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
87

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
3.4Grass Elo 1537
Surface ELO
6.6+161 Grass Elo edge
1.3Overall Elo 1541
ELO gap
8.7Overall Elo 1906
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
Surface transition
3.0
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
Freshness·Even
94
96

Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Blockx A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast