Ugo Humbert and Yosuke Watanuki will face off in the 3rd round of the Citi Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:30 pm on JOHN HARRIS. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ugo Humbert who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ugo Humbert is the pick to win this match.
Ugo Humbert -> 1.45
Yosuke Watanuki -> 2.76
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Prediction and head to head Ugo Humbert vs. Yosuke Watanuki
There is no head to head record between Ugo Humbert and Yosuke Watanuki since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Ugo Humbert
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-24 | 18-9 | 5-7 | 11-4 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 36, Ugo reached the 3rd round after defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-66 1-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Humbert defeated Kokkinakis (7-66 1-6 6-4).During the match, Humbert scored less points (15) than Kokkinakis. In fact, the world no. 36 won 95 points vs Kokkinakis’s. That means that Humbert was more focused during the important points. Humbert was very aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Humbert recorded 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Ugo Humbert lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Humbert put 61% of his first serves in, winning 74% (49/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (16/43) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Kokkinakis twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Humbert has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 61% of his matches (284-185). 9-6 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Humbert has a composed115-61 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Cagliari Challenger where he beat Laslo Djere in the final 4-6 7-5 6-4 and the Bordeaux Challenger where he defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 7-6(3) 6-4.
Humbert has a composed 31-18 win-loss record in 2023, 9-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
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. 99 (career-high), Watanuki reached the 3rd round after beating Yibing Wu 1-4 ret. and Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-610 7-63.
In the 2nd round, Yousuke had a good straight sets win against Auger-Aliassime (7-610 7-63). During the match Watanuki scored 91 points vs Auger-Aliassime’s 84. Watanuki was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Watanuki recorded 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Yosuke Watanuki was pretty effective on serve to win 84% (38/45) of his 1st serve and 60% (25/42) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match.
Watanuki’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Canberra Challenger and the Monterrey Challenger.
Yousuke has a composed 28-15 win-loss record in 2023, 15-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018 and 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Humbert | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 31 |
| Pts | 95-110 | 99-102 |
| Total Points | 205 | 201 |
| Winners | 49 | 41 |
| %Winners | 52% | 41% |
Humbert played 1 match while Watanuki competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ugo Humbert conceded 1 set, while Yosuke Watanuki surrendered 1 set. Humbert has played 1 set(s) less than Watanuki (3 vs 4). Therefore, Humbert played 1 game less than Watanuki. Ugo scored 49 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, Watanuki bagged 41 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Humbert | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 4 |
| 1st in | 66/109 | 51/100 |
| %1st in | 61% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 49/66 | 41/51 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 16/43 | 29/49 |
| %2nd pts | 37% | 59% |
Humbert struck 11 aces . Watanuki struck 8 aces (4 per match). Humbert won 74% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 37% of the points. On the other side, Watanuki won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Humbert | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 0 |
| Converted | 2/6 | 0/3 |
| % Converted | 33% | 0% |
| Conceded | 10 | 5 |
| Saved | 7 | 4 |
| % Saved | 70% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 |
Humbert broke his opponent twice with a 33% conversion rate. Humbert lost his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. On the other side, The Japanese hasn’t manged yet to break his opponents. He didn’t manage to even clinch a single break point. Watanuki conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Humbert | |||
| R2 Kokkinakis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 1-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 95-110 | 95-110 | |
| Total points | 205 | 205 | |
| Winners | 49 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 66/109 | 66/109 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 49/66 | 49/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/43 | 16/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 37% | 37% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/6 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Watanuki | ||||
| R1 Wu |
R2 Auger-Aliassime |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-4 ret. | 7-610 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 5 | 26 | 31 | |
| pts | 8-18 | 91-84 | 99-102 | |
| Total points | 26 | 175 | 201 | |
| Winners | 3 | 38 | 41 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 6/13 | 45/87 | 51/100 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 52% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 3/6 | 38/45 | 41/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 50% | 84% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/7 | 25/42 | 29/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 60% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Converted | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 150% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWLLW Tennis Scores in Washington
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Andy MurrayMurray – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Alexander BublikBublik (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniel EvansEvans – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (2-6 6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (7-610 7-63) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (7-66 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Liam BroadyBroady (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Ben SheltonShelton (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-75 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Sebastian KordaKorda (5-7 7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-3 6-74 7-64) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-65 7-65) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Alexander BublikBublik (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Michael MmohMmoh – Jeff WolfWolf (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Andy MurrayMurray (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Gael MonfilsMonfils (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Daniel EvansEvans (0-0) – H2H and prediction
