Pavel Kotov is about to play against Yosuke Watanuki on Thursday the 3rd of October in Shanghai. Here is an update about his live rankings.
Pavel Kotov is at present ranked no.63 with 832 points with the status of Russian no.4.
On the opposite side, Yosuke Watanuki is now ranked no.337 with 149 points occupying the position of Japanese no.11.
Live Rankings
| 84 | 58 | | 674 |
| 85 | 84 | | 661 |
| 86 | 50 | | 655 |
| 87 | 86 | | 643 |
| 88 | 37 | | 643 |
| 89 | 47 | | 640 |
| 90 | 12 | | 639 |
| 91 | 9 | | 637 |
| 92 | 70 | | 637 |
| 93 | 86 | | 636 |
| 94 | 91 | | 634 |
| 95 | 37 | | 628 |
Kotov is 7 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.56. His career-best rank was no.50.
Pavel Kotov will not improve his live rankings if he defeats Watanuki in the 1st round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Miomir Kecmanovic who has 945 points. If Kotov wins, he will have 937 points.
In his live rankings, out of 917 points, Pavel has gained 355 points (39%) on Clay, 300 points (33%) on Hard Court, 252 points (27%) on Indoor and 10 points (1%) on Grass.
Year-to-date live rankings
In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Kotov is still ranked no.69 with the status of Russian no.5.
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H2H Pavel Kotov vs. Yosuke Watanuki
Kotov and Watanuki played each other only once. The head to head is 0-1 for Watanuki.
The last time that they played each other it was Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) when Watanuki won 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(3)
. The prediction is Kotov to win in 2 sets.Highlights Yosuke Watanuki vs Pavel Kotov – Madrid 25-April-2023
Pavel Kotov in 2024
Ranked no.
63, Kotov played his last match on the 28th of September when he was overcome by world no.32 Flavio Cobolli 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Beijing (draw).During this season the Russian has managed to achieve an overall 20-20 record. Pavel Kotov’s most significant performance of the year was getting to the semifinal in Marrakech.
Watanuki in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.337, Yousuke achieved a 4-7 win-loss record in 2024. Yousuke is participating in Shanghai where he ousted Otto Virtanen 6-7(4) 6-2 6-0 and Seongchan Hong 6-2 7-5.
Yousuke Watanuki will come up against the world no.63 Pavel Kotov in the 1st round on Thursday at 5:30 pm on SHOW COURT 3. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Watanuki.