Thai Kwiatkowski and Yosuke Watanuki will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 4:00 pm on COURT 9. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.9
Thai Kwiatkowski -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Thai Kwiatkowski vs. Yosuke Watanuki
There is no head to head record between Thai Kwiatkowski and Yosuke Watanuki since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Thai Kwiatkowski
Ranked no. 228, the American reached the 2nd round after beating Blaz Rola 7-63 2-6 7-5.
In the 1st round, Kwiatkowski defeated Rola (7-63 2-6 7-5).-96) than Rola. In fact, the world no. 228 won 96 points vs Rola’s. That means that Kwiatkowski was more focused during the important points. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kwiatkowski managed to score 11 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Thai Kwiatkowski lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kwiatkowski put 63% of his first serves in, winning 71% (46/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Kwiatkowski broke Rola 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Kwiatkowski has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (168-120). 4-4 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kwiatkowski has a compiled 22-19 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Kwiatkowski has a composed 18-21 win-loss record in 2021, 4-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2018. See his history.
Yosuke Watanuki
Ranked no. 245, Watanuki reached the 2nd round after defeating Christopher Eubanks 6-2 2-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Watanuki defeated Eubanks (6-2 2-6 6-4). During the match Watanuki scored 89 points vs Eubanks’s 80. Yousuke was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Watanuki managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Yosuke Watanuki lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Watanuki put 55% of his first serves in, winning 75% (36/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Yousuke broke Eubanks 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Yousuke has a composed 12-13 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kwiatkowski | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 33 | 26 |
| Pts | 96-102 | 89-80 |
| Total Points | 198 | 169 |
| Winners | 46 | 36 |
| %Winners | 48% | 40% |
Both Kwiatkowski and Watanuki played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Thai Kwiatkowski dropped 1 set, while Yosuke Watanuki conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kwiatkowski and Watanuki have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Kwiatkowski played 7 games more than Watanuki. Kwiatkowski scored 46 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Watanuki struck 36 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kwiatkowski | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 7 |
| 1st in | 65/104 | 48/87 |
| %1st in | 63% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 46/65 | 36/48 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 17/39 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 44% |
Kwiatkowski managed to score 11 aces . Watanuki recorded 7 aces . Kwiatkowski won 71% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Watanuki won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kwiatkowski | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 |
| Saved | 5 | 8 |
| % Saved | 56% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Thai broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Thai conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Yousuke broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Watanuki conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kwiatkowski | |||
| R1 Rola |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 2-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 96-102 | 96-102 | |
| Total points | 198 | 198 | |
| Winners | 46 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 65/104 | 65/104 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 46/65 | 46/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 17/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Watanuki | |||
| R1 Eubanks |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 89-80 | 89-80 | |
| Total points | 169 | 169 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 48/87 | 48/87 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 36/48 | 36/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 17/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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