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.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Gojo who should win in 3 sets.
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
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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.
Borna Gojo
| 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).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
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 | |
Tennis Scores in Monterrey Challenger
- Luis David Martinez/Cristian RodriguezDavid Martinez/Cristian Rodriguez – Evan King/Mitchell KruegerKing/Mitchell Krueger (7-65 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Borna GojoGojo – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (0-0) – H2H and prediction