Yosuke Watanuki vs Hanyi Liu — Shanghai Masters Qualifying Round 1

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Yosuke Watanuki
JPN20
Yosuke Watanuki
#294ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
hard
CHN
Hanyi Liu
#932ATP
25 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWLL
Watanuki Y.
7-6 6-2
Liu H.
Watanuki Y.
7762
Liu H.
6320

Yosuke Watanuki defeated Hanyi Liu 7-6 6-2 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yosuke Watanuki came in ranked #294, defending last year's round of 32.

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 Liu H.

Liu H.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Serve advantage — Watanuki Y.

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.Liu H.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watanuki Y.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Liu H.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 23 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.3
Surface form
2.0
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
7.0
Context
6.0
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
Watanuki Y.Liu H.
Freshness·
90
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%
Q2
Royer V.[2]
Harris B.[18]
7-626-4
Holmgren A.
Onclin G.
6-47-63
Trotter J.
Hijikata R.[12]
6-35-76-4
Basilashvili N.[8]
Spizzirri E.[17]
6-46-4
Blanchet U.[21]
Eubanks C.
6-46-4
Svrcina D.[3]
Watanuki Y.[20]
6-46-0
Hanfmann Y.
Kubler J.
6-26-3
Nishioka Y.
Vukic A.[4]
6-36-3
Tabilo A.[1]
Mayot H.[22]
6-36-4
Sakamoto R.
Mcdonald M.[5]
6-46-3
Schoolkate T.[7]
Zhukayev B.
6-37-65
Vacherot V.
Draxl L.[14]
4-67-656-4
Q1
Nishioka Y.
Noguchi R.
6-36-2
Schoolkate T.[7]
Mccabe J.
3-67-616-2
Svrcina D.[3]
Zeppieri G.
6-26-4
Vukic A.[4]
Huesler M.
1-67-57-65
Holmgren A.
Tseng C.[16]
4-67-56-3
Zhukayev B.
Smith C.[19]
7-637-65
Mayot H.[22]
Sun F.
7-56-3
Royer V.[2]
Droguet T.
6-16-2
Vacherot V.
Basavareddy N.[10]
6-776-46-2
Hijikata R.[12]
Napolitano S.
6-36-2
Trotter J.
Boyer T.[15]
5-76-46-2
Eubanks C.
Misolic F.[6]
7-54-66-2
Hanfmann Y.
Mochizuki S.[9]
6-37-5
Spizzirri E.[17]
Xiao L.
6-46-1
Sakamoto R.
Holt B.[13]
6-17-5
Mcdonald M.[5]
Jasika O.
6-06-4
Tabilo A.[1]
Cui J.
6-37-5
Watanuki Y.[20]
Liu H.
7-636-2
Harris B.[18]
Daniel T.
6-46-2
Onclin G.
Duckworth J.[11]
7-607-5
Basilashvili N.[8]
Tomic B.
4-66-36-1
Blanchet U.[21]
Te R.
6-46-3
Draxl L.[14]
Jacquet K.
6-46-717-65
Kubler J.
Wong C.[24]
7-646-3