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H2H Alexei Popyrin vs. Yosuke Watanuki | Tokyo preview, odds, prediction

Tokyo. Popyrin and Watanuki will fight against each other in the qualifications of Rakuten Japan Open. See the H2H stats, betting odds, preview and predictions of their next match

Mark Hall

28 September 2019

Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Yosuke Watanuki

Alexei Popyrin and Yosuke Watanuki will clash against each other in the qualifications of Rakuten Japan Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on RAKUTEN CARD ARENA.

Alexei Popyrin: results and record

Ranked no. 90, the Australian will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Chengdu where he lost 6-2 7-5 to Verdasco in the 1^st round the 24^th of September.

Alexei has a 29-27 win-loss record in 2019, 15-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Tokyo

Alexei didn’t play in Tokyo in 2018.

Yosuke Watanuki: results and record

Ranked no. 228, Watanuki will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Kaohsiung Challenger where he lost 7-6⁶ 1-6 6-3 to Ferreira Silva in the 2^nd round the 18^th of September.

Watanuki has a 12-17 win-loss record in 2019, 9-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Tokyo

The Japanese lost in the 2^nd round 6-3 7-6² to Milos Raonic.

Rakuten Japan Open Live score and result Alexei Popyrin vs. Yosuke Watanuki

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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Yosuke Watanuki

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Yosuke Watanuki since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

The last time that they played, Watanuki won 6-7⁷ 6-1 5-0 ret. in the 1^st round in Australian Open (juniors) back in 2015.