Yunseong Chung is 3 wins away to conquer the title in the Yokkaichi Challenger. Yunseong has defeated Dane Sweeny 7-5 6-2 and Mukund Sasikumar 6-1 6-4 to reach the quarter where he will face Yosuke Watanuki.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yunseong Chung’s projected draw together with the presumable opposition in the the Yokkaichi Challenger. Yunseong has a unfavourable record (2-5) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Dane Sweeny (253) – 7-5 6-2
R2 – Mukund Sasikumar (353) – 6-1 6-4
1/4 – Yosuke Watanuki (173) – H2H 1-3
1/2 – James Duckworth (172) – H2H 0-0
or Nicholas David Ionel (172) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Kaichi Uchida (165) – H2H 1-2
or Frederico Ferreira Silva (165) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

1/4 – Yosuke Watanuki’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Yosuke Watanuki

40 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
145
High
72
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2019 21-21 12-14 1-3 6-1 2-2 0-1
2018 35-18 25-12 0-0 10-3 0-1 0-2
2017 31-20 22-9 2-8 5-1 0-0 2-2
2016 15-4 13-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1
2015 5-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2

Yosuke Watanuki has a 37-22 record in 2022, 16-11 on hard. In the last 8 years, the Japanese has a 100-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yousuke will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Watanuki’s best result of this season was getting to the final the Yokohama Challenger and the Kobe Challenger.

H2H Yunseong Chung vs. Yosuke Watanuki

This contest would be 4th time that Yunseong Chung and Yosuke Watanuki fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Watanuki (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard at challenger or futures level.

1/2 – James Duckworth’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0 in Challenger and Futures

24 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
155
High
46
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 24-27 20-18 0-2 0-1 4-6 0-0
2021 36-24 15-9 1-2 12-9 8-4 0-0
2020 11-10 9-4 1-2 1-4 0-0 0-0
2019 52-26 39-17 8-4 1-2 4-3 0-0
2018 19-15 15-10 4-2 0-1 0-2 0-0
2017 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 43-18 33-12 0-0 4-1 1-5 5-0
2015 33-27 21-17 8-5 2-3 1-1 1-1

James Duckworth has a 23-26 win-loss record in 2022, 19-17 on hard. In the previous 14 years, James has a 221-147 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Duckworth’s best achievement of the current year was getting to the final the Cassis Challenger.

H2H Yunseong Chung vs. James Duckworth

There is no head to head record between Yunseong Chung and James Duckworth since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Yunseong Chung could face Nicholas David Ionel. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Kaichi Uchida’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Kaichi Uchida

35 - 34win/loss in 2025

Rank
197
High
147
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 35-34 24-23 8-5 3-6 0-0 0-0
2021 35-26 27-13 6-11 1-2 1-0 0-0
2020 14-11 10-5 1-2 3-4 0-0 0-0
2019 27-39 14-20 4-7 8-10 0-1 1-1
2018 35-37 29-27 2-2 2-7 0-0 2-1
2017 46-38 22-20 20-15 4-3 0-0 0-0
2016 51-33 8-9 38-19 5-5 0-0 0-0
2015 34-34 21-20 11-13 2-1 0-0 0-0

Kaichi Uchida has a 34-33 win-loss record in 2022, 23-22 on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, Kaichi has a 191-185 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Uchida won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Kaichi’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the final the Oeiras 3 Challenger.

H2H Yunseong Chung vs. Kaichi Uchida

This would be the 4th time that Yunseong Chung and Kaichi Uchida clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Uchida (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard at challenger or futures level.

Nonetheless, Yunseong Chung may compete against Frederico Ferreira Silva. Their head to head record is 0-0.