Yosuke Watanuki and Yu Hsiou Hsu will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Yokohama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:30 am on COURT 3. 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 Yosuke Watanuki who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yosuke Watanuki is the pick to win this match.
Yosuke Watanuki -> 1.28
Yu Hsiou Hsu -> 3.42
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Prediction and head to head Yosuke Watanuki vs. Yu Hsiou Hsu
There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Yu Hsiou Hsu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 98, Yousuke will start his run in the Yokohama Challenger after he played his last match in Metz where he lost 6-4 1-6 6-4 to Mayot in the 1st round on the 6th of November.
The Japanese has a composed 37-22 win-loss record in 2023, 23-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Watanuki’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Shanghai Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Watanuki has an overall 213-135 record. He has a positive 126-72 record on hard.
Previously in the Yokohama Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2022. See his history.
Yu Hsiou Hsu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-30 | 38-25 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-21 | 30-15 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-24 | 47-18 | 5-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 49-16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 210, the Chinese will start his run in the Yokohama Challenger after he played his last match in the Kobe Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Noguchi in the 1st round on the 14th of November.
Yu has a compiled 32-19 win-loss record in 2023, 30-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Chinese’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Tsukuba and M25 Kashiwa.
In terms of his career, The Chinese has an overall 225-124 record. He has a positive 195-92 record on hard.
Previously in the Yokohama Challenger
Yu has never competed in this tournament before.
Head 2 Head
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- Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Omar JasikaJasika (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- August HolmgrenHolmgren – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rio NoguchiNoguchi – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
