Cristian Garin and Yosuke Watanuki will face off in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:00 pm on Court 12. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cristian Garin who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cristian Garin is the pick to win this match.
Cristian Garin -> 1.533
Yosuke Watanuki -> 2.43

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Prediction and head to head Cristian Garin vs. Yosuke Watanuki

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

Cristian Garin

Ranked no. 121, the Chilean will start his run at the U.S. Open after he played his last match in Cincinnati where he lost 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) to Landaluce in the qualifications on the 5^th of August.

Garin has a compiled 32-18 win-loss record in 2025, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Mauthausen Challenger where he beat Tomas Barrios Vera in the final 3-6 6-1 6-4 and the Oeiras 5 Challenger where he beat Mitchell Krueger in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2.

Talking about his overall career, Garin has an overall 442-296 record. He has a positive 78-73 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. See his history.

Yosuke Watanuki

Ranked no. 147, Yousuke will start his run at the New York after he played his last match in Cincinnati where he lost 6-2 6-0 to Svrcina in the qualifications on the 5^th of August.

Watanuki has a composed 25-18 win-loss record in 2025, 17-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Japanese’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Gwangju Challenger.

In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 255-165 record. He has a positive 158-93 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2023. See his history.

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