Yosuke Watanuki and Aleksandar Kovacevic will face off in the quarter of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 8:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yosuke Watanuki who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yosuke Watanuki is the pick to win this match.
Yosuke Watanuki -> 1.59
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Yosuke Watanuki vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Yosuke Watanuki
Ranked no. 273, the Japanese got to the quarter after beating Kevin King 6-4 7-61 and Lucas Catarina 6-3 5-7 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Japanese defeated Catarina (6-3 5-7 6-1). During the match Watanuki scored 99 points vs Catarina’s 84. Yousuke was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Watanuki recorded 12 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Yosuke Watanuki lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Watanuki put 52% of his first serves in, winning 74% (32/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (20/40) on the 2nd serve. Yousuke broke Catarina 7 times after converting 35% of his break points (7/20).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Yousuke started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Watanuki has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (134-83). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Watanuki has a 33-9 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Watanuki has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2020. See his history.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Ranked no. 537, Kovacevic reached the quarter after beating Alejandro Gomez 6-2 2-6 6-4, Michail Pervolarakis 6-4 6-2, Roberto Cid Subervi 6-2 6-4 and Roy Smith 7-64 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Aleksandar had a good straight sets win against Smith (7-64 6-3). During the match Kovacevic scored 75 points vs Smith’s 56. Aleksandar was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovacevic overwhelmed his opponent with 20 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kovacevic put 61% of his first serves in, winning 93% (37/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (12/26) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Smith 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kovacevic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The American has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Watanuki | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 84 |
| Pts | 178-148 | 301-237 |
| Total Points | 326 | 538 |
| Winners | 67 | 123 |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% |
Watanuki played 2 matches while Kovacevic competed in 4 matches. Kovacevic started his run from the qualifications while Watanuki had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Yosuke Watanuki lost 1 set, while Aleksandar Kovacevic surrendered 1 set. Watanuki has played 4 set(s) less than Kovacevic (5 vs 9). Therefore, Watanuki played 33 games less than Kovacevic. The Japanese scored 67 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Kovacevic recorded 123 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Watanuki | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 46 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 11.5 |
| 1st in | 87/154 | 151/267 |
| %1st in | 56% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 67/87 | 123/151 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 34/67 | 59/116 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 51% |
Watanuki fired 15 aces (7.5 per match). Kovacevic blasted 46 aces (11.5 per match). Watanuki won 77% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Kovacevic won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Watanuki | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 15 |
| Converted | 10/28 | 15/34 |
| % Converted | 36% | 44% |
| Conceded | 14 | 21 |
| Saved | 8 | 14 |
| % Saved | 57% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 7 |
Watanuki broke his opponents 10 times with a 36% conversion rate. Watanuki lost his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Aleksandar broke his opponents 15 times with a 44% conversion rate. Kovacevic conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Watanuki | ||||
| R1 King |
R2 Catarina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-61 | 6-3 5-7 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 28 | 51 | |
| pts | 79-64 | 99-84 | 178-148 | |
| Total points | 143 | 183 | 326 | |
| Winners | 35 | 32 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 32% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 44/71 | 43/83 | 87/154 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 52% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 35/44 | 32/43 | 67/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 20/40 | 34/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 7/20 | 10/28 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 35% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 6/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Kovacevic | ||||||
| Q1 Gomez |
Q3 Pervolarakis |
R1 Cid |
R2 Smith |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 2-6 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 84 | |
| pts | 88-79 | 69-54 | 69-48 | 75-56 | 301-237 | |
| Total points | 167 | 123 | 117 | 131 | 538 | |
| Winners | 35 | 28 | 23 | 37 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% | 33% | 49% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 10 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 45/81 | 36/65 | 30/55 | 40/66 | 151/267 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 55% | 55% | 61% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 35/45 | 28/36 | 23/30 | 37/40 | 123/151 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | 77% | 93% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 14/29 | 16/25 | 12/26 | 59/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 48% | 64% | 46% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 3/8 | 15/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 44% | 44% | 38% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4/5 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 80% | 75% | 60% | 136% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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