WASHINGTON DRAW. Yosuke Watanuki’s prediction with Wu next. H2H and rankings

Washington draw - Yosuke Watanuki. See the draw preview and prediction with Yibing Wu, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ugo Humbert, Grigor Dimitrov, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz in the Citi Open.

Yosuke Watanuki Stats info

Yosuke Watanuki is about to commence his bid in the draw in Washington. In the previous edition of this tournament, he ousted Andrew Fenty 7-5 1-0 ret. and Mitchell Krueger 7-6(1) 6-3.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yosuke Watanuki’s projected draw together withhispresumable opposition in Citi Open. The Japanese has a unfavourable record (0-1) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Yibing Wu (90) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (12) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Ugo Humbert (36) – H2H 0-0
or Thanasi Kokkinakis (86) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Grigor Dimitrov (20) – H2H 0-0
or Yoshihito Nishioka (31) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Frances Tiafoe (10) – H2H 0-1
or Sebastian Korda (26) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 0-0
or Hubert Hurkacz (17) – H2H 0-1
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R1 – Yibing Wu’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

18 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
121
High
54
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 18-17 5-7 3-5 9-1 1-4 0-0
2022 40-7 20-5 10-2 10-0 0-0 0-0
2021 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 13-16 11-13 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2017 23-14 15-10 8-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 14-8 8-4 6-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Yibing Wu has a 17-15 record in 2023, 4-5 on hard. As for the previous 2 years, Yibing has a 24-10 record on hard. Yibing won 3 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the year was winning the tournament in Dallas where he beat John Isner in the final 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(12).

Last year in Citi Open the Chinese didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Yibing Wu

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Yibing Wu since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

R2 – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

23 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 23-19 13-13 1-3 9-2 0-1 0-0
2022 60-27 14-9 11-7 31-7 4-4 0-0
2021 38-24 19-10 4-6 5-5 10-3 0-0
2020 23-19 8-8 1-3 14-8 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 17-11 13-9 0-2 8-3 0-0
2018 41-28 18-9 21-14 2-5 0-0 0-0
2017 53-20 7-7 36-8 10-4 0-0 0-1
2016 20-13 1-5 16-6 3-2 0-0 0-0

Felix Auger-Aliassime has a 13-11 record in 2023, 10-6 on hard. As for the last 9 years, the Canadian has a 98-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Canadian won 4 of his last 10 matches.

The Canadian’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Doha.

Last year in Citi Open Felix didn’t play in this event.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Felix Auger-Aliassime since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

49 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
13
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 49-26 17-11 13-5 16-6 3-4 0-0
2022 33-29 16-11 3-7 11-6 3-5 0-0
2021 19-20 6-7 1-6 4-5 8-2 0-0
2020 25-14 11-7 4-3 10-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-30 14-8 2-6 21-10 8-6 0-0
2018 69-25 29-9 8-3 18-11 0-0 14-2
2017 41-30 20-8 11-11 5-8 0-0 5-3
2016 16-13 10-5 0-2 6-6 0-0 0-0

Ugo Humbert has a 30-18 win-loss record in 2023, 8-6 on hard. In the previous 9 years, Ugo has a 114-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ugo won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Ugo’s most significant result of this current season was getting to the final the Pau Challenger, the Cagliari Challenger and the Bordeaux Challenger.

Last year in Citi Open Ugo didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Ugo Humbert

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Ugo Humbert since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Yosuke Watanuki could face Thanasi Kokkinakis. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

43 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 43-21 16-10 10-5 10-4 7-2 0-0
2022 26-22 10-11 10-5 5-4 1-2 0-0
2021 24-18 18-10 3-5 2-2 1-1 0-0
2020 18-11 8-5 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 24-21 12-10 7-6 5-3 0-2 0-0
2018 25-19 11-9 7-5 6-3 1-2 0-0
2017 49-19 24-8 4-5 15-3 6-3 0-0
2016 39-26 30-15 4-5 3-3 2-3 0-0

Grigor Dimitrov has a 25-13 record in 2023, 4-4 on hard. During the previous 17 years, the Bulgarian has a 234-141 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Bulgarian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Grigor’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Geneva.

Last year in Citi Open the Bulgarian lost to Sebastian Korda in the 3rd round 4-6 6-1 6-2.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Grigor Dimitrov

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

However, Yosuke Watanuki may play Yoshihito Nishioka. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Yoshihito Nishioka.

1/2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

40 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0
2016 47-28 30-15 10-6 4-4 3-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 30-11 record in 2023, 14-4 on hard. In connection to the last 10 years, the American has a 151-103 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament in Australia where he defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-2 0-0 ret., in Houston where he beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(6), and in Stuttgart where he overcame Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(8).

Last year in Citi Open Tiafoe lost to Nick Kyrgios in the quarter 6-7(5) 7-6(12) 6-2.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Frances Tiafoe

This contest would be 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Yosuke Watanuki may come up against Sebastian Korda. Their head to head is 1-1.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

54 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0
2016 35-29 26-16 1-4 7-5 1-4 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 38-16 record in 2023, 22-5 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Fritz has a 200-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was conquering the title in Australia where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-6(4) 7-6(6), in Delray Beach where he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-0 5-7 6-2, and in Atlanta where he defeated Aleksandar Vukic in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4.

Last year in Citi Open Fritz reached the 3rd round in 2022 in Washington before retiring against Daniel Evans when he was 3-6 7-6(6) 4-1 ret..

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Taylor Fritz

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Taylor Fritz since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Yosuke Watanuki could square off with Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head is 1-0 for Hubert Hurkacz.