James Watt vs Alexandr Binda — Shanghai CH Qualifying Round 1

Shanghai CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
NZL
James Watt
#678ATP
1328ELO
1322Hard ELO
26 yrs · 206 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 September 2025
hard
ITA6
Alexandr Binda
1346ELO
1287Hard ELO
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLWL
Watt J.
6-3 6-4
Binda A.
Watt J.
662
Binda A.
340

James Watt defeated Alexandr Binda 6-3 6-4 in the Shanghai CH qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: James Watt closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watt J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Binda A.

Binda A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watt J.

Serve advantage — Watt J.

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
Watt J.Binda A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watt J.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Binda A.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.6+35 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Hard Elo 1287
5.0Overall Elo 1328
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1346
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.9
Surface form
4.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
8.7
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
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
Watt J.Binda A.
Freshness·
—
89

Binda A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Peliwo F.
Watt J.
6-23-66-3
Samrej K.[4]
Imamura M.[7]
6-746-26-4
Huang T.
Fomin S.[10]
6-36-2
Zeng Y.
Moriya H.[5]
6-46-3
Isomura K.[9]
Bar Biryukov P.[2]
7-637-5
Tokuda R.[8]
Charlton J.
6-46-2
Q1
Moriya H.[5]
Zhu S.
6-45-0
Peliwo F.
Castelnuovo L.[11]
7-636-3
Samrej K.[4]
Wang A.
6-17-67
Bar Biryukov P.[2]
Ramanathan R.
7-667-63
Watt J.
Binda A.[6]
6-36-4
Isomura K.[9]
Rai A.
7-647-66
Charlton J.
Yevseyev D.[1]
4-66-42-0
Tokuda R.[8]
Zhang L.
6-26-2
Huang T.
Bouzige M.[3]
7-636-3
Fomin S.[10]
Zhang T.
6-26-0
Imamura M.[7]
Liu H.
6-46-1
Zeng Y.
Matsuda R.[12]
7-613-66-3