Yosuke Watanuki and Yuta Shimizu will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Yokkaichi Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 pm 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 -> 1.24
Yuta Shimizu -> 3.74
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Prediction and head to head Yosuke Watanuki vs. Yuta Shimizu
This will be the 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Yuta Shimizu face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Watanuki (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Watanuki won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the final in the Yokohama Challenger back in November 2023.
Yosuke Watanuki
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 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 Yokkaichi Challenger after he won the title in the Yokohama Challenger after beating 7-6(5) 6-4 Shimizu in the final.
The Japanese has a composed 42-22 win-loss record in 2023, 28-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Yousuke’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Shanghai Challenger and the Yokohama Challenger.
The Japanese won his last 5 matches.
Talking about his overall career, Yousuke has an overall 218-135 record. He has a positive 131-72 record on hard.
Previously in the Yokkaichi Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2022. See his history.
Yuta Shimizu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-29 | 35-25 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-24 | 35-23 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-23 | 36-21 | 7-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-12 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 246, Yuta will start his run in the Yokkaichi Challenger after he played his last match in the Yokohama Challenger where he lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Watanuki in the final on the 25th of November.
Shimizu has a composed 36-23 win-loss record in 2023, 35-22 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Yuta’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Burnie,the Puerto Vallarta Challenger,the Chicago Challenger and the Yokohama Challenger.
In terms of his career, Shimizu has an overall 218-114 record. He has a positive 168-88 record on hard.
Previously in the Yokkaichi Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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