Yosuke Watanuki and Frederico Ferreira Silva will clash against each other in the final of the Kobe Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Yosuke Watanuki who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yosuke Watanuki is the pick to win this match.
Yosuke Watanuki -> 1.35
Frederico Ferreira Silva -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Yosuke Watanuki vs. Frederico Ferreira Silva
This will be the 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Frederico Ferreira Silva play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ferreira Silva (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Ferreira Silva won 7-6(6) 1-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Kaohsiung Challenger back in 2019.
Yosuke Watanuki
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 11-11 | 9-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 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 |
Ranked no. 195, Watanuki got to the final after beating Yunseong Chung 6-2 6-2, Sho Shimabukuro 6-4 6-2, Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-5 6-1 and Christopher O Connell 6-4 7-66.
In the semifinal, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against O Connell (6-4 7-66). During the match, Watanuki scored 74 points vs O Connell’s 63. Yousuke was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Watanuki blasted 11 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Yosuke Watanuki lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Watanuki put 56% of his first serves in, winning 83% (29/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. Watanuki broke O Connell 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 59% of the points he played.
Watanuki has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (170-113). 14-7 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Watanuki has a compiled51-20 win-loss record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
Watanuki’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Yokohama Challenger.
The Japanese has a composed 34-22 win-loss record in 2022, 14-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Frederico Ferreira Silva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-4 | 10-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-27 | 37-13 | 14-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-32 | 5-13 | 9-12 | 4-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-26 | 11-10 | 11-12 | 8-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-28 | 11-10 | 8-10 | 7-7 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 291, the Portuguese got to the final after beating Nam Hoang Ly 6-2 6-4, Rinky Hijikata 6-4 6-2, Shinji Hazawa 2-6 6-3 7-64 and Nino Serdarusic 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, Frederico defeated Serdarusic (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match Ferreira Silva and Serdarusic scored the same amount of points (76). However, the world no. 195 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Portuguese was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Ferreira Silva struck 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Frederico Ferreira Silva was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 73% (38/52) of his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Ferreira Silva broke Serdarusic 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Frederico has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Frederico’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Forli 3 Challenger and the Kobe Challenger.
Ferreira Silva has an overall 26-24 win-loss record in 2022, 8-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Watanuki | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 94 |
| Pts | 275-195 | 304-273 |
| Total Points | 470 | 577 |
| Winners | 97 | 143 |
| %Winners | 35% | 47% |
Both Watanuki and Ferreira Silva played 4 matches. At the moment, Frederico Ferreira Silva surrendered 2 sets while Yosuke Watanuki hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Watanuki has played 2 set(s) less than Ferreira Silva (8 vs 10). Therefore, Watanuki played 18 games less than Ferreira Silva. Watanuki scored 97 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Frederico managed to score 143 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Watanuki | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 31 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 7.8 | 5 |
| 1st in | 118/219 | 192/304 |
| %1st in | 54% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 97/118 | 143/192 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 65/101 | 62/112 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 55% |
Watanuki managed to score 31 aces (7.8 per match). Ferreira Silva recorded 20 aces (5 per match). Watanuki won 82% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Ferreira Silva won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Watanuki | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 11 |
| Converted | 13/29 | 11/26 |
| % Converted | 45% | 42% |
| Conceded | 5 | 22 |
| Saved | 3 | 17 |
| % Saved | 60% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Watanuki broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Yousuke conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Ferreira Silva broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. Frederico conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Watanuki | ||||||
| R1 Chung |
R2 Shimabukuro |
1/4 Ramanathan |
1/2 O |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | 7-5 6-1 | 6-4 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 76 | |
| pts | 62-37 | 73-52 | 66-43 | 74-63 | 275-195 | |
| Total points | 99 | 125 | 109 | 137 | 470 | |
| Winners | 19 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 38% | 32% | 39% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 24/47 | 33/57 | 26/52 | 35/63 | 118/219 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 58% | 50% | 56% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 19/24 | 28/33 | 21/26 | 29/35 | 97/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 85% | 81% | 83% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/23 | 14/24 | 20/26 | 14/28 | 65/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 74% | 58% | 77% | 50% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/8 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 38% | 43% | 75% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 100% | 33% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ferreira Silva | ||||||
| R1 Hoang Ly |
R2 Hijikata |
1/4 Hazawa |
1/2 Serdarusic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 7-64 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 94 | |
| pts | 67-54 | 64-45 | 97-98 | 76-76 | 304-273 | |
| Total points | 121 | 109 | 195 | 152 | 577 | |
| Winners | 27 | 23 | 55 | 38 | 143 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 36% | 57% | 50% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 35/62 | 30/54 | 75/106 | 52/82 | 192/304 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | 71% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 23/30 | 55/75 | 38/52 | 143/192 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | 73% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/27 | 17/24 | 15/31 | 17/30 | 62/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 71% | 48% | 57% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/7 | 1/7 | 3/4 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 43% | 14% | 75% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/2 | 5/7 | 8/10 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 71% | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
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