Pavel Kotov will face off against Yousuke Watanuki in Shanghai on Thursday at 5:30 pm on SHOW COURT 3.
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The H2H stats
Kotov and Watanuki played each other only once. The head to head is 0-1 for Watanuki.
The last time that they played each other it was Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) when Watanuki won 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(3). The prediction is Kotov to win in 2 sets.
Highlights Yosuke Watanuki vs Pavel Kotov – Madrid 25-April-2023
Pavel Kotov in 2024
Currently ranked no.63, Pavel played his last match on the 28th of September when he was defeated by world no.32 Flavio Cobolli 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Beijing (draw).
During this season the Russian has a 20-20 win-loss record. Pavel Kotov’s most significant result of this year was reaching the semifinal in Marrakech.
Watanuki in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.337, Yousuke achieved a composed 4-7 match record in 2024. Watanuki is now having a run in Shanghai where he bested Otto Virtanen 6-7(4) 6-2 6-0 and Seongchan Hong 6-2 7-5.
Yousuke Watanuki will square off with the world no.63 Pavel Kotov in the 1st round on Thursday at 5:30 pm on SHOW COURT 3. Their actual record is 1-0 for Watanuki.
