Maximilian Marterer and Yosuke Watanuki will square off in the 2nd round of the Forli 4 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on CITTA’ DI FORLI’. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maximilian Marterer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maximilian Marterer is the pick to win this match.
Maximilian Marterer -> 1.62
Yosuke Watanuki -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Maximilian Marterer vs. Yosuke Watanuki
There is no head to head record between Maximilian Marterer and Yosuke Watanuki since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Maximilian Marterer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-27 | 12-10 | 13-10 | 12-4 | 5-2 | 4-1 |
| 2022 | 39-28 | 11-7 | 17-15 | 7-5 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-28 | 4-2 | 15-16 | 7-7 | 0-1 | 3-2 |
| 2020 | 19-14 | 0-2 | 9-6 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Ranked no. 206, Marterer reached the 2nd round after defeating Nino Serdarusic 6-75 6-4 7-62.
In the 1st round against Serdarusic, Marterer recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-4 7-62). During the match, Marterer scored 116 points vs Serdarusic’s 102. The German was exceptionally aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about the service games, Marterer recorded 10 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Maximilian Marterer was very efficient on serve to win 89% (58/65) of his 1st serve and 59% (23/39) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Marterer broke Serdarusic once after converting 14% of his break points (1/7).
Marterer has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (295-192). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Marterer has a composed 54-34 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Maximilian has a composed 8-3 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Forli 4 Challenger
Marterer has never competed in this tournament before.
Yosuke Watanuki
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-23 | 29-12 | 7-5 | 1-2 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-22 | 19-11 | 6-4 | 15-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-17 | 8-9 | 2-3 | 6-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-7 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 291, the Japanese got to the 2nd round after beating Gianmarco Ferrari 7-64 6-3, Francesco Maestrelli 6-3 2-6 6-4 and Jesper De Jong 6-2 6-4.
In the 1st round, Watanuki had a good straight sets win against De Jong (6-2 6-4). During the match Watanuki scored 64 points vs De Jong’s 49. Watanuki was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Watanuki scored 6 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Yosuke Watanuki was very effective on serve to win 84% (27/32) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Watanuki broke De Jong 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
The Japanese has an overall 9-5 win-loss record in 2022, 7-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Marterer | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 67 |
| Pts | 116-102 | 227-189 |
| Total Points | 218 | 416 |
| Winners | 58 | 93 |
| %Winners | 50% | 41% |
Marterer played 1 match while Watanuki competed in 3 matches. Watanuki started his run from the qualifications while Marterer had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Maximilian Marterer lost 1 set, while Yosuke Watanuki lost 1 set. Marterer has played 4 set(s) less than Watanuki (3 vs 7). Therefore, Marterer played 31 games less than Watanuki. The German scored 58 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese managed to score 93 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Marterer | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 7.7 |
| 1st in | 65/104 | 115/197 |
| %1st in | 63% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 58/65 | 93/115 |
| %1st pts | 89% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 23/39 | 50/82 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 61% |
Marterer struck 10 aces . Watanuki fired 23 aces (7.7 per match). Marterer won 89% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Watanuki won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Marterer | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 7 |
| Converted | 1/7 | 7/17 |
| % Converted | 14% | 41% |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 |
| Saved | 0 | 6 |
| % Saved | 0% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
The German broke his opponent once with a 14% conversion rate. Maximilian extremely effective on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 0 break points. The Japanese broke his opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. Watanuki conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Marterer | |||
| R1 Serdarusic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 6-4 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 36 | |
| pts | 116-102 | 116-102 | |
| Total points | 218 | 218 | |
| Winners | 58 | 58 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 65/104 | 65/104 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 58/65 | 58/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 89% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/39 | 23/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/7 | 1/7 | |
| Converted % | 14% | 14% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Watanuki | |||||
| Q1 Ferrari |
Q3 Maestrelli |
R1 De |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 27 | 18 | 67 | |
| pts | 72-57 | 91-83 | 64-49 | 227-189 | |
| Total points | 129 | 174 | 113 | 416 | |
| Winners | 34 | 32 | 27 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 35% | 42% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 44/66 | 39/73 | 32/58 | 115/197 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 53% | 55% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 34/44 | 32/39 | 27/32 | 93/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 82% | 84% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/22 | 19/34 | 15/26 | 50/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 56% | 58% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 1/2 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 30% | 60% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/2 | 6/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLL Tennis Scores in Forli 4 Challenger
- Emilio NavaNava – Zsombor PirosPiros (4-6 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-2 7-61) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Mirza BasicBasic (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano – Gastao EliasElias (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Evan FurnessFurness – Antoine HoangHoang (7-65 7-64) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Robin HaaseHaase – Hiroki MoriyaMoriya (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (6-1 7-63) – See score progression
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Ruben BemelmansBemelmans (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Joao DominguesDomingues (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Maximilian MartererMarterer – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (6-75 6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Brayden SchnurSchnur – Matteo GiganteGigante (6-4 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano – Gastao EliasElias (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Emilio NavaNava – Zsombor PirosPiros (4-6 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Robin HaaseHaase – Hiroki MoriyaMoriya (7-6(2) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Benjamin HassanHassan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maximilian MartererMarterer – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Quentin HalysHalys – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven – Brayden SchnurSchnur (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Emilio NavaNava – Robin HaaseHaase (0-0) – H2H and prediction
