James Duckworth is 2 wins away to conquer the title in the Yokkaichi Challenger. The Australian has defeated Makoto Ochi 7-62 6-4, Filip Cristian Jianu 6-74 6-2 6-2 and Nicholas David Ionel 4-6 6-3 6-3 to reach the semifinal where he will face Yosuke Watanuki.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is James Duckworth’s projected draw with the likely opposition in the the Yokkaichi Challenger. Duckworth has a favorable record (1-0) against the likely opponents.
1/2 – Yosuke Watanuki’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for James Duckworth
40 - 22win/loss in 2025
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| 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 38-22 win-loss record in 2022, 17-11 on hard. In the last 8 years, Yousuke has a 101-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Watanuki will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.
Yousuke’s best result of the season was reaching the final the Yokohama Challenger and the Kobe Challenger.
H2H James Duckworth vs. Yosuke Watanuki
This match would represent the 2nd time that James Duckworth and Yosuke Watanuki square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Duckworth (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard at challenger or futures level.
Final – Kaichi Uchida’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0 in Challenger and Futures
35 - 34win/loss in 2025
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| 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 35-33 record in 2022, 24-22 on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, Uchida has a 192-185 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kaichi won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Uchida’s best result of this current season was reaching the final the Oeiras 3 Challenger.
H2H James Duckworth vs. Kaichi Uchida
There is no head to head record between James Duckworth and Kaichi Uchida since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, James Duckworth may take on Frederico Ferreira Silva. Their head to head is 2-0 for James Duckworth.
