H2H, prediction of Yosuke Watanuki vs Borna Gojo in Monterrey Challenger with odds, preview, pick

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Prediction and head to head Yosuke Watanuki vs. Borna Gojo

Yosuke Watanuki and Borna Gojo will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Monterrey Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:30 pm on ESTADIO GNP SEGUROS. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Gojo who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Borna Gojo is the pick to win this match.
Borna Gojo -> 1.68
Yosuke Watanuki -> 2.12

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Prediction and head to head Yosuke Watanuki vs. Borna Gojo

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Borna Gojo since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Yosuke Watanuki

Yosuke Watanuki
Yosuke Watanuki

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
290
High
72
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 9-9 9-7 0-1 0-1 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. 130, the Japanese got to the semifinal after defeating James Van Deinse 6-0 6-1, Benoit Paire 7-62 6-1 and Denis Kudla 3-6 7-63 6-2.

In the quarter against Kudla, Yousuke recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-63 6-2). During the match, Watanuki scored 87 points vs Kudla’s 79. Yousuke was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about the service games, Watanuki submerged his opponent with 22 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Yosuke Watanuki was pretty efficient on serve to win 90% (45/50) of his 1st serve and 54% (14/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Japanese broke Kudla twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Yousuke has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 58% of the points he played.

Watanuki has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (186-115). 10-2 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Watanuki has a composed113-63 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.

The Japanese’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Canberra Challenger.

Yousuke has an aggregate 10-2 win-loss record in 2023, 10-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Monterrey Challenger

The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.

Watanuki
Monterrey Challenger
Watanuki's Record

Borna Gojo

Borna Gojo
Borna Gojo

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
446
High
72
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 10-8 1-6 0-0 9-2 0-0 0-0
2023 43-25 22-9 12-7 6-5 3-4 0-0
2022 40-28 19-9 5-5 14-10 2-4 0-0
2021 21-22 8-7 3-6 7-6 3-3 0-0
2020 23-14 11-6 10-6 2-2 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 160, Borna reached the semifinal after beating Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 6-3 7-63, Taro Daniel 6-2 6-4 and Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-65 3-6 6-2.

In the quarter, Borna defeated Kovacevic (7-65 3-6 6-2). During the match Gojo scored 98 points vs Kovacevic’s 85. The Croatian was extremely aggressive to blast 54 winners.

About the serving games, Gojo bagged 17 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Borna Gojo lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gojo put 72% of his first serves in, winning 82% (54/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Kovacevic twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Gojo has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.

Borna has a composed 8-3 win-loss record in 2023, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Gojo
Monterrey Challenger
Gojo's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Y.Watanuki
B.Gojo
3h:32
3h:32
Time on court​
4h:27
4h:27
1h:47
1h:47
Last match​
1h:51
1h:51
3
3
Match played
3
3
63
63
Games Played​
70
70
7
7
Set played​​
7
7
209
209
Total points​
239
239
69.7
69.7
Avg point​
79.7
79.7
83
83
Winners
126
126
27.7
27.7
Avg Winners​
42
42
40%
40%
Ratio winners
53%
53%
-- Serve --
37
37
Aces
43
43
!
12.3
12.3
Avg Aces
!
14.3
14.3
7
7
Double Faults
5
5
2.3
2.3
Avg Double Faults
1.7
1.7
83/98
83/98
1st won total​
126/148
126/148
!
85%
85%
1st won %
!
85%
85%
41/57
41/57
2nd won total​
26/46
26/46
!
72%
72%
2nd won %
57%
57%
-- Break Points --
11/16
11/16
BP won
7/23
7/23
3.7/5.3
3.7/5.3
Avg BP won
2.3/7.7
2.3/7.7
!
69%
69%
Won
30%
30%
1
1
Conceded
6
6
0.3
0.3
Avg Conceded
2
2
1
1
Broken
2
2
!
0.3
0.3
Avg Broken
!
0.7
0.7
0
0
Saved
4
4

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Watanuki Gojo
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 7 7
Tot Games 63 70
Pts 209-149 239-184
Total Points 358 423
Winners 83 126
%Winners 40% 53%

Both Watanuki and Gojo played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Yosuke Watanuki surrendered 1 set, while Borna Gojo lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Watanuki and Gojo have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Watanuki played 7 games less than Gojo. Watanuki scored 83 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Borna managed to score 126 winners (53%).

Serve Performance

Serve Watanuki Gojo
Aces 37 43
Avg per match 12.3 14.3
1st in 98/155 148/194
%1st in 63% 76%
1st pts 83/98 126/148
%1st pts 85% 85%
2nd pts 41/57 26/46
%2nd pts 72% 57%

Watanuki bagged 37 aces (12.3 per match). Gojo scored 43 aces (14.3 per match). Watanuki won 85% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 72% of the points. On the other side, Gojo won 85% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Watanuki Gojo
Won 11 7
Converted 11/16 7/23
% Converted 69% 30%
Conceded 1 6
Saved 0 4
% Saved 0% 67%
Times Broken 1 2

The Japanese broke his opponents 11 times with a 69% conversion rate. Watanuki lost his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Borna broke his opponents 7 times with a 30% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Watanuki
R1
Van Deinse
R2
Paire
1/4
Kudla
Total
Score 6-0 6-1 7-62 6-1 3-6 7-63 6-2
Tot Set 2 2 3 7
Tot Games 13 20 30 63
pts 53-22 69-48 87-79 209-149
Total points 75 117 166 358
Winners 14 24 45 83
%Winners 26% 35% 52% 40%
SERVE
Aces 7 8 22 37
Double Faults 2 1 4 7
1st in 18/31 30/48 50/76 98/155
% 1st in 58% 63% 66% 63%
1st pts 14/18 24/30 45/50 83/98
% 1st pts 78% 80% 90% 85%
2nd pts 10/13 17/18 14/26 41/57
% 2nd pts 77% 94% 54% 72%
Breaks
Won 6 3 2 11
Converted 6/7 3/5 2/4 11/16
Converted % 86% 60% 50% 69%
Conceded 0 0 1 1
Saved 0/0 0/0 0/1 0
Saved % 0% 0%
Times Broken 0 0 1 1
Gojo
R1
Pacheco
R2
Daniel
1/4
Kovacevic
Total
Score 6-3 7-63 6-2 6-4 7-65 3-6 6-2
Tot Set 2 2 3 7
Tot Games 22 18 30 70
pts 71-55 70-44 98-85 239-184
Total points 126 114 183 423
Winners 42 30 54 126
%Winners 59% 43% 55% 53%
SERVE
Aces 17 9 17 43
Double Faults 2 1 2 5
1st in 49/62 33/40 66/92 148/194
% 1st in 79% 83% 72% 76%
1st pts 42/49 30/33 54/66 126/148
% 1st pts 86% 91% 82% 85%
2nd pts 7/13 6/7 13/26 26/46
% 2nd pts 54% 86% 50% 57%
Breaks
Won 2 3 2 7
Converted 2/3 3/14 2/6 7/23
Converted % 67% 21% 33% 30%
Conceded 1 0 5 6
Saved 0/1 0/0 4/5 4
Saved % 0% 80% 27%
Times Broken 1 0 1 2

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Watanuki
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Gojo
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2024 2023 2022
9 - 8
9 - 8
9-7
Hard
1-6
0-1
I Hard
8-2

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